Comment by wing-_-nuts

IMHO you're oversimplifying it. The drastic decline in fertility rates in the developed world runs counter to the idea that humans are merely yet another animal that exists to spread their genes. I also don't buy the idea that we're stuck in some endless loop to acquire money or stuff either. There are plenty of people in the FIRE community that have found 'enough' and are content to simply live out their lives doing things they enjoy.