> there's simply no way I can participate in the one thing that being human is really about: procreation. As someone with 2 kids and a third on the way, I thin

> there's simply no way I can participate in the one thing that being human is really about: procreation. As someone with 2 kids and a third on the way, I think this is a really sad and reductive way to think about life. The way I think about the meaning and purpose of my life has changed since I had kids, but I had a perfectly meaningful and purposeful life before that. Focus more on finding meaning and making connections with other people, and less on your economic situation and whether you can afford to "breed". People who live in abject poverty can still have happy families, or live happy, meaningful lives.