> Most people that are not trying to have children have chosen so either because they know they cannot afford to give a child a good life, or because they loath

> Most people that are not trying to have children have chosen so either because they know they cannot afford to give a child a good life, or because they loathe to bring a new life into the quickly deteriorating world around them. Or, maybe it's because raising children is hard, and expensive on top of that, both in revenue costs (which eats into your hobbies and indulgences) and opportunity costs (that time could be spent on your career, that money could be invested into your business or credentials, etc.) I'm not trying to imply that people who don't want kids are selfish, because those are legitimate reasons. I just don't think everyone who's abstaining from having children is doing so purely because they think it's because the kid would be better off never having been born.