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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not trying to be snarky, but genuinely curious… how is it selfish to not want kids?[/quote]

Well, the entirety of society around you is due to the fact that people did the hard work of having kids. Childless adults (grown-up children really) are free riding on the work of others.

If everyone decided not to have kids who do you think would take care of you in the nursing home? Pay for your social security? The childless by choice folks are the equivalent of the NEETs who refuse to get a job and stay in their parents basement all day. [b]The sad part is they don’t realize the joy and fulfillment you get from actually applying yourself and doing something worthwhile for others[/b], and instead remain mired in their self-referential lives, desperately traveling and going to brunches and trying to be the ‘cool aunt’.

To the OP- I’ll also probably feel like a failure if my kids don’t want to have kids. [/quote]
Having children is not "for others"  :lol:

You know you can do really amazing and worthwhile things for the world that dont involve creating other humans? If that's the bar on which we base "worthwhile causes" we are just stepping over it, because that bar is on the floor. [/quote]

You might not have kids specifically ‘for others’ but they certainly are ‘for others.’ We’re social beings. Having other people around is a huge positive in our lives.

And sure, you can do amazing and worthwhile things that don’t involve creating other humans but without other humans you can’t do amazing and worthwhile things.

[b]Individuals that refuse to have children *by choice* are fundamentally making an immoral choice. It’s like deciding you’d prefer to be an alcoholic rather than a productive member of society.[/b] [/quote]

+1[/quote]

Can’t even believe what I’m reading. Crazy.[/quote]

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