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You're basically describing what the article is - before they speak about the time periods, they discuss values. Your values are that you care more about intell

You're basically describing what the article is - before they speak about the time periods, they discuss values. Your values are that you care more about intellectual pursuits and your individualism more than you do family. > I believe bringing children into a world of such uncertainty and possible collapse is not really that appealing either Has education made you more anxious than a person of the past? Your family line exists because for millions of years animals and then humans reproduced not knowing if they'd be able to find their next meal for the next week in a field, whilst you're worrying about far off what if's. Age probably comes into this as well - a 35 year old is in general more risk averse than a 20 year old. I think that if you're honest with yourself - you just don't want kids, and everything else you've written is an attempt to rationalise that rather than simply standing firm in your choice. There's nothing wrong with that, but it comes across as being a bit holier-than-thou, as if you're asking for people to debate with you, but there is no debate to be had.

JohnMakin 2y ago
> I think that if you're honest with yourself - you just don't want kids, and everything else you've written is an attempt to rationalise that rather than simply standing firm in your choice. Attempting to rationalize to who? Respectfully, I care very little what you or anyone else feels about my decision whether or not to reproduce. I made this decision 15 years ago. I was adding my perspective to this article's. And: > There's nothing wrong with that, but it comes across as being a bit holier-than-thou, as if you're asking for people to debate with you, but there is no debate to be had. Comments like this are almost certainly projection. There is nothing "holier than thou" about my comment that you aren't injecting into it based on your own biases. I'd challenge you personally to consider that your response to my post, perhaps, is a rationalization of your own decision to have kids. This type of response is an insanely common refrain from people with kids, almost like it's offensive to state your decision not to have them - and is a perfect example of the kind of stigma my post briefly mentions. I will state definitively that I do not see myself better or worse than people who have kids. Re-reading my post as critically as possible, I don't really see where this could be coming from, either. It's a decision based on my own rationality and evaluation of my values/fears/dreams/etc. Just like presumably, someone with kids may or may not have calculated as well. Both are reasonable.
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JohnMakin 2y ago

> I think that if you're honest with yourself - you just don't want kids, and everything else you've written is an attempt to rationalise that rather than simply standing firm in your choice. Attempting to rationalize to who? Respectfully, I care very little what you or anyone else feels about my decision whether or not to reproduce. I made this decision 15 years ago. I was adding my perspective to this article's. And: > There's nothing wrong with that, but it comes across as being a bit holier-than-thou, as if you're asking for people to debate with you, but there is no debate to be had. Comments like this are almost certainly projection. There is nothing "holier than thou" about my comment that you aren't injecting into it based on your own biases. I'd challenge you personally to consider that your response to my post, perhaps, is a rationalization of your own decision to have kids. This type of response is an insanely common refrain from people with kids, almost like it's offensive to state your decision not to have them - and is a perfect example of the kind of stigma my post briefly mentions. I will state definitively that I do not see myself better or worse than people who have kids. Re-reading my post as critically as possible, I don't really see where this could be coming from, either. It's a decision based on my own rationality and evaluation of my values/fears/dreams/etc. Just like presumably, someone with kids may or may not have calculated as well. Both are reasonable.

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