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It’s funny, I never knew of the formal philosophy of anti-natalsim (though, as a human, certainly familiar with the concept of never having existed). Yet, the v
by dclowd9901 4y ago
It’s funny, I never knew of the formal philosophy of anti-natalsim (though, as a human, certainly familiar with the concept of never having existed). Yet, the very first thought experiment I had before deciding to have a child was to, in my head, have an answer for them if they ever asked me “why did you have me?” And make sure it was a really good answer.
I do doubt many folks do this but I’d be willing to bet most who have given any thought to their existence probably do.
- _mhr_ 4y agoWould you mind sharing your answer?
- dclowd9901 4y agoNot at all. In fact, she’s already asked us by the tender age of 6. I think life is an amazing thing. A miracle. And it’s very special. For all the angst and fear that comes with life, there is so so much beauty. I wanted to share that with a person, a new person who would have the ability to see the world like I do (since we share genes, my hope is some of that comes along with it).