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> I'm amused by the euphoric claims of parents regarding the improved quality of their lives after having children. I would go the other way and claim that the
by technomancy 15y ago
> I'm amused by the euphoric claims of parents regarding the improved quality of their lives after having children.
I would go the other way and claim that the main benefit of raising a child is that it's the most effective way to banish the seductive illusion that you yourself are the most important thing in the universe.
- tomxtobin 15y agoI'd argue that "the most important thing in the universe" is always an utterly subjective feeling — an "illusion" — whether evoked by thoughts of oneself, one's child, or anything else. The interesting lesson is that the object of one's supreme devotion can change at all.