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There is absolutely zero rational motivation to have kids.
by general1726 1y ago
There is absolutely zero rational motivation to have kids.
- OkayPhysicist 1y agoThat's not true. Given my (and frankly most people on this site, we're a bunch of techbros) socioeconomic status, the expected utility of at least my first couple of kids would certainly be positive. If the net expected utility of their entire (hypothetical) lives is greater than the (possibly negative) difference between my live without and with kids, then there's your rational motivation.
- general1726 1y agoWhat utility does a child have? I can only think about dismantling it on spare parts to replace my own when they start failing. But that's illegal in current world, so there is 0 effective utility today.