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All of your ancestors raised children. We are machines, designed by nature to procreate. The notion that one would be objectively better off by avoiding the ve
by snikeris 5y ago
All of your ancestors raised children. We are machines, designed by nature to procreate.
The notion that one would be objectively better off by avoiding the very process that brought themself into being...seems unlikely to me.
Unless, we’re narrowly using the term “objectively better off” to mean what society seems to value: money, power, pleasure, etc. These things aren’t necessarily good for the organism in the way that having children is.
- Aeolun 5y agoHah, this is true. I’m going to keep this. By virtue of having children, I’m objectively better off than anyone that didn’t.
- 411111111111111 5y agoits not exactly true though. happiness is related to the society you live in and your biology ... and other variables. its entirely possible that you can be both "objectively worse off/more stressed", which is generally considered to be a cause for unhappiness and still feel that the children were the best decision of your life. its a complex topic and i dont think anyone can realistically generalize it. there will be people that are actually unhappy because of them while still claiming happiness, as well as people that were unhappy until they finally had them.