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> How is this different from buying farm-grown produce at the grocery store rather than raising it in a garden? It's different in that you're not directly affe

> How is this different from buying farm-grown produce at the grocery store rather than raising it in a garden? It's different in that you're not directly affecting the well being of people dependent on you by making that choice, apart of course from them being living beings. > don't buy an unsupported argument that says that everyone "should" do it that way Am not saying what anyone should be doing, you do you, just that I think many parents don't realize how much responsibility is it to have children and even if they do, the current way society is set up doesn't allow them to do their best, in most cases.

recursive 6y ago
> It's different in that you're not directly affecting the well being of people dependent on you by making that choice, apart of course from them being living beings. Can I infer that you think constant engagement with parents produces the best outcomes for children? Why do you think that?
- AsyncAwait 6y ago
  That would indeed not be the correct inference to make, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23969103 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23969103
  - recursive 6y ago
    > society should support such economic conditions that parents are allowed to spend more time with their kids [...] I totally agree. But I'm not sure how you can use that to support your original statement. > one shouldn't have kids unless they have the means to dedicate sufficient time and attention to them. Do believe that no one in a deficient society should have kids whatsoever?