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On a global level, a wealthy person delaying or not having kids is an altruistic gift, avoiding pollution. On a family level, not having kids (ever) is both se

On a global level, a wealthy person delaying or not having kids is an altruistic gift, avoiding pollution. On a family level, not having kids (ever) is both selfish (if you neither pay back your parents for their effort not pay it forward it to kids of your own) and also vandalism to your parents: genetic heritage.

folkhack 6y ago
My parents did plenty to abuse and there's strong history of mental illness, addiction, and genetic disorders on both sides of my family. Is this vandalism? I think not...
meowfly 6y ago
I didn't ask to be born, it was forced on me. I don't see why I would have any moral obligation to not vandalize my genetic heritage nor why I would owe anyone taking the responsibility of another life.
- o-__-o 6y ago
  Re: your deleted comment 19 years ago I built a several TB data warehouse that searched and returned data in a matter of seconds. 10 years ago I built a system that linked several TB of data together and returned data in a matter of milliseconds. Today I work for a company that sifts through hundreds of TB of data, PB of indexes, and GB of associated data that returns in a matter of milliseconds. What I’m saying is if that data warehouse is not a core business operation there is no reason to throw any more resources at it than is necessary. Dystopian nightmares can be enabled by simply adding new indexes or adding more compute nodes.
  - meowfly 6y ago
    Thanks for your reply. I saw most of the replies in that thread were 8-9hrs old so I thought it wasn't the right place to ask. I really appreciate your reply and it sounds like my worries aren't unfounded.
tjalfi 6y ago
I'm a high-functioning autistic and have Alzheimer's disease in my family. I wouldn't wish either of these on anyone - the future will just have to get along without any of my offspring.
lenkite 6y ago
I am diabetic and would hate to force this on my offspring. So selfish of me!

folkhack 6y ago

My parents did plenty to abuse and there's strong history of mental illness, addiction, and genetic disorders on both sides of my family. Is this vandalism? I think not...

meowfly 6y ago

I didn't ask to be born, it was forced on me. I don't see why I would have any moral obligation to not vandalize my genetic heritage nor why I would owe anyone taking the responsibility of another life.

o-__-o 6y ago
Re: your deleted comment 19 years ago I built a several TB data warehouse that searched and returned data in a matter of seconds. 10 years ago I built a system that linked several TB of data together and returned data in a matter of milliseconds. Today I work for a company that sifts through hundreds of TB of data, PB of indexes, and GB of associated data that returns in a matter of milliseconds. What I’m saying is if that data warehouse is not a core business operation there is no reason to throw any more resources at it than is necessary. Dystopian nightmares can be enabled by simply adding new indexes or adding more compute nodes.
- meowfly 6y ago
  Thanks for your reply. I saw most of the replies in that thread were 8-9hrs old so I thought it wasn't the right place to ask. I really appreciate your reply and it sounds like my worries aren't unfounded.

tjalfi 6y ago

I'm a high-functioning autistic and have Alzheimer's disease in my family. I wouldn't wish either of these on anyone - the future will just have to get along without any of my offspring.

lenkite 6y ago

I am diabetic and would hate to force this on my offspring. So selfish of me!