Thank you, Ray. I love this epic and prophetic Dylan song as well. My own “take” on the question of whether young adults should have children is this: DON’T, unless you have a well- thought out plan for taking refuge from an unimaginably horrific cascade of unprecedented, unpredictable, and mutually reinforcing natural and social catastrophes. Since most of us have no such thing, having babies is selfish, and is only condemning your child to a hellish future I would not wish on my own worst enemy. If you already have children, my best advice is as follows: grow gardens, grow community, and grow awareness—by creating a subculture based on the values of learning, teaching, healing, and creating. And hope for the best, while mindfully preparing for the worst.