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Is it really? How much of that is a "feeling" that evolution made you feel in order to protect your kid from issues? having kids is the baseline normal for mil
by siren2026 2mo ago
Is it really? How much of that is a "feeling" that evolution made you feel in order to protect your kid from issues?
having kids is the baseline normal for millions of years. As much as you "feel" that this is the most important thing you ever did, it is worth taking a step back and think rationally about this. Is it really? What about it makes it SO important? Because we for sure are not going extinct at all. Having a lot of kids has always been the default. If you don't have kids the world will be absolutely fine, in fact nothing will change at all.
So you should ask yourself. Why is it the most meaningful thing you ever did? Because it is YOUR DNA? Isn't that then a completely self-centered pursuit?
- mikemarsh 2mo agoAny kind of accomplishment outside of having kids could also be boiled down to an "evolutionary" drive for status, power, belonging, etc. Why is this nihilist lens applied selectively to one pursuit and not others?
- siren2026 2mo agoThey should absolutely all be discussed. I just don't see a lot of rationale that supports that having kids is the "biggest accomplishment of a lifetime" though. There is inherently nothing very special, unique or difficult about it. It has always been the normal things that happen to most humans and animals since the dawns of time. If you respond to this, please use rationale and not feelings to describe why having kids is the "biggest achievement from your lifetime".
- ytoawwhra92 2mo agoThere is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after.
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