sforza

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by sforza 4y ago
Indeed. And why did the mods flag my thread?
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by sforza 4y ago
You're sexist if you assume I'm a dude. I'm a woman. I actually think that gives my OP more weight.
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by sforza 4y ago
LOL. Indeed choosing to having children is arguably the most selfish decision one can make in their life.
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by sforza 4y ago
Indeed. We all know that what really happens is the majority of women want children and their men simply go along with it.
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by sforza 4y ago
We all know that $300k is nowhere near how much it takes to raise a child.
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by sforza 4y ago
Nonsense answer. Implies that wanting to have children is the correct choice.
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by sforza 4y ago
There's plenty of others who'll do it for me!
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by sforza 4y ago
> It isn't overpopulated with people like your children will grow up to be. Children in the west benefit from public health measures and educational opportunities that will potentially enable them to be net contributors to solutions
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by sforza 4y ago
Exactly the point I was trying to make in the OP.
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by sforza 4y ago
I appreciate this answer because it does make me think twice about my own views.
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by sforza 4y ago
Not sure why this is being downvoted. People who have children just so they have someone to take care of them need to be downvoted into oblivion.
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by sforza 4y ago
So then you choose to procreate to create meaning, and your child grows up, finds meaning lacking, and therefore chooses to procreate...
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by sforza 4y ago
Here again I ask - what are the reasons?!
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by sforza 4y ago
But you're not answering the question. How does "one can be happy in the midst of hardship, difficulty and pain" encourage one to have children? One can also be happy when there is no hardship, difficulty and pain...
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by sforza 4y ago
I mean, if you want the kind of job that can afford the house with the white picket fence and 2.5 children (and not putting yourself into dangerous levels of debt), the level of competition for such a job is fierce.
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by sforza 4y ago
But arguably if you remain childfree you'll be able to throw money at the problem - you can afford a luxury nursing home.
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Ask HN: What are the benefits to having children nowadays?
21 points by sforza 4y ago|134 comments
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by sforza 4y ago
Is it something you can control or is it out of your control.