>We have messed up this planet to the point of no return (almost), opportunities are dwindling by the day, there are crowds everywhere fighting for meager resou

>We have messed up this planet to the point of no return (almost), opportunities are dwindling by the day, there are crowds everywhere fighting for meager resources... Jesus Christ, only someone in a developed country brainwashed by liberal propaganda could believe this. Try going somewhere poor and dirty with far less opportunity, and see if people think this way. I swear there must be something in our goddamn water. >Does having kids suddenly make one happy? I see so many parents stressed all the time, simply trying to provide for their kids. How do you explain that? Probably because they are physically unhealthy. Developed worlds are physically unhealthy, I can't think of any better explanation. I see families with more kids and less money all over the world who are way happier (and technically speaking, more successful from an evolutionary standpoint). Sure having kids is a stressor but so is everything meaningful that requires human activity. The difference is that healthy humans seek it out and derive long term happiness (not pleasure or euphoria) from it. And they can handle it sustainably. Sentiments like these really make me believe more and more that there is some kind of dysgenic sickness in the West.