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What's more valuable than raising happy kids? Submitting some paper to arxiv?

• ubernostrum 8y ago
  If you think nothing is more valuable than "raising happy kids", have you committed to that position? Do you have a job, or are you a full-time stay-at-home parent? If not, why?
  • avip 8y ago
    Yes. I was a full-time-home-parent, and now I'm just remoting from home. That being said, there are many valuable things I'm not doing - they don't become less valuable by that, only I do. (for example, it would have been valuable to complete my code now instead of writing this reply)
    • ubernostrum 8y ago
      If your children are now fully grown, why are you not raising more? You could always adopt some kids. If you're doing anything with your life right now that isn't full-time child-rearing, then you don't really believe what you said.
      • avip 8y ago
        I appreciate the trolling, thanks. That was answered above.
      • notduncansmith 8y ago
        If you're doing anything right now other than eating, you don't really believe it's necessary for survival.
• goodpoint 8y ago
  > What's more valuable than raising happy kids? Submitting some paper to arxiv? Yes. This world would benefit from having less kids, no doubt. Also less helicopter parents and more science.
  • pluto9 8y ago
    Do you have anything to support any of these claims? And how does the number of children I choose to have impact my likelihood of being a "helicopter parent" or my ability to contribute to "more science"?
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