Exactly, but you have to realise being a dad suddenly changes the world for you (I mean if you've had an intention of having a family). The world suddenly seem

Exactly, but you have to realise being a dad suddenly changes the world for you (I mean if you've had an intention of having a family). The world suddenly seems a cruel place for your child, your current salary as insufficient, current residence as inhospitable for an infant, etc. You always see room & make excuses for improvement. His post could've been nothing more than an emotionally charged outlet yet not stupid enough that he'd lose his station immediately. In any event, him doing one thing or another isn't going to affect most of us in our lifetimes (the fruits of research are usually tasted by further generations than by ours)