# “I’m F—-ing Terrified” - Economist REFUSED To Have Kids Over Climate Change

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Podcast: [Valuetainment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/valuetainment-328960)
Published: 2026-07-23T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuetainment/episodes/Im-F-ing-Terrified---Economist-REFUSED-To-Have-Kids-Over-Climate-Change-e3mdn4v
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Patrick Bet-David challenges the economist who tells young men to learn how to hunt, predicts climate change will collapse society, and says he would not have children today. PBD warns this worldview may frighten an entire generation into abandoning marriage, family, ambition, and hope for the future.

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