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There are many things I want but can't afford, and instead of putting myself in a vulnerable position to get them I choose to do without.
by newnewpdro 7y ago
There are many things I want but can't afford, and instead of putting myself in a vulnerable position to get them I choose to do without.
- kranner 7y agoYou’ve missed my point. I was referring to Schopenhauer‘s statement which is translated as “one can do what one wants, but can’t want what one wants.” https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32731/what-does-schopenhauer-mean-by-a-man-can-do-what-he-wants-but-not-want-what-he https://philosophy.stackexchange.com/questions/32731/what-do... Some people are so compelled to have kids that they don’t have a choice in the matter at all. Personally my wife and I chose not to have kids, but we know many more people who had to have kids than those who felt they had a choice in the matter.