> People shouldn't be pressured into a family lifestyle if they don't feel a motivation in that direction. Agreed. But what does that have to do with this disc

> People shouldn't be pressured into a family lifestyle if they don't feel a motivation in that direction. Agreed. But what does that have to do with this discussion? Are you saying that Elon Musk only got married/had children because he was pressured into it? And now that he is divorced and apparently doesn't see his kids much (as the article states, I really have no idea), well, all the better for him, because maybe he never wanted any of that to begin with? If you don't want to get married, or if you don't want to have children, that's awesome. You'll be free to devote more of your time to your work or hobbies. If that's what you find most fulfilling in life, then that's what you should do. Once you do have children, and to a lesser extent (in today's world, at least) get married, you've now made promises that you ought to keep. I'm not sure where your "children are an option, not a requirement" tangent is coming from -- surely not from anything I read in the article or comments here. Unless, again, you're arguing that somehow Elon Musk was required to have children?!