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>Honestly, if you live in desperate poverty, why would you want to bring a child into the world knowing the amount of suffering that its is likely to live throu
by verylittlemeat 9y ago
>Honestly, if you live in desperate poverty, why would you want to bring a child into the world knowing the amount of suffering that its is likely to live through?
Having children is a fundamental human activity. It gives people purpose, connection, novelty and a million other things I can't think of since I'm not a parent or a mother.
As you say, many poor people have many children. Perhaps you should look into what giving birth means to them rather than just assuming they're selfish idiots.
- collyw 9y agoIt was you who called them "selfish idiots" not me. I know exactly what giving birth means.
- verylittlemeat 9y ago>why would you want to bring a child into the world knowing the amount of suffering that its is likely to live through? This statement is all but calling them selfish idiots. Your question is nothing but a self serving rhetorical for conclusions you already made.
- collyw 9y agoNo its not. A lack of thought is closer to what I was thinking. It takes a lot of effort raising a child, especially in poverty. I don't think of that as selfish.