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> Really bad look for YC Agreed > being a mother is literally the highest calling a woman can have. A blessing and privilege only afforded to women, and they
by cthalupa 2y ago
> Really bad look for YC
Agreed
> being a mother is literally the highest calling a woman can have. A blessing and privilege only afforded to women, and they tossed this founder out for no reason.
oh god no. What? "Highest calling" is a personal and subjective thing. Is my highest calling donating sperm for said activity?
Having children is a choice. It's not right or wrong. Someone could even have children and still feel like something else is a greater purpose in their life, and that's fine too, as long as they provide love and care for their children.
Let's not ascribe a biological function as being the primary point of being anything or anyone.
- disso 2y ago[flagged]
- cthalupa 2y agoI agree that pregnancy is significantly more difficult for women than it is for men. No question. There's a reason I said being a sperm donor and not being a father. But this entire argument seems to be about the idea that human reproduction is the highest calling for any individual, and that, with current technology, requires both sperm and eggs. My stance is that "highest calling" is a personal belief and one that others cannot make a value judgment on. I've discussed doctors and medical researchers in other comments because they have a more direct impact on "amount of people alive" by being in those professions than they would by having children, but I wouldn't argue that those are the "highest calling" for individuals either, or that such a thing exists as an objective truth to begin with. I do not think anyone should be reduced to their reproductive functions, regardless of how "wondrously complex" those things are.