I can understand the opinion that bringing kids into the world is causing them harm because the world sucks. But the number of people who seemed to bring that opinion into the real world on that sub was kind of scary.
Not an insignificant number of people who had stories like “my stupid natalist coworker wanted to take off to attend their kids’ graduation, I told them I wouldn’t help and they shoulda thought about that before they had their little shitstains” were there.
Like having kids already sucks enough, making parents’ lives harder seems to be actively adding to the harm you’re trying to reduce…
I can understand the opinion that bringing kids into the world is causing them harm because the world sucks. But the number of people who seemed to bring that opinion into the real world on that sub was kind of scary.
Not an insignificant number of people who had stories like “my stupid natalist coworker wanted to take off to attend their kids’ graduation, I told them I wouldn’t help and they shoulda thought about that before they had their little shitstains” were there.
Like having kids already sucks enough, making parents’ lives harder seems to be actively adding to the harm you’re trying to reduce…
Great comment. That’s what I’ve felt about being antinatalist myself. Not having kids is harm reduction, why would you harm others trying for a kid?
Yeah I’m bitter towards my parents for handing me a huge bill every month to keep existing, but I wouldn’t bomb the hospital I was born in.
Turns out, people who are willing to blow others up dont usually think all that clearly.