DelonLover1999
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I'm not here to argue for marriage and the nuclear family, i don't really care tbh. But many people here seem to be firmly anti-natalist precisely because they don't see any inherent value in life. Aka 'Why would you a bring a child into this fucked up world?' theory. The thing is, though, that's just a manifestation of a state of either deep depression, or deep hypocrisy and cynicism.
The argument is pretty simple: If you had children, do you feel like you would have a responsibility (and even a desire) to care for them deeply?
Most antinatalists would say yes. That's where the idea comes from, to be empathetic to the unborn by keeping 'them' that way. But the problem is, does the antinalist himself legitimately feel like his life isn't worth living? If yes, then he's in a deeply depressed and potentially suicidal state. If not, then he's a hypocrite. If he could find a way to enjoy life to the point where he feels it's worth to wake up again every day, why won't his children be able to do the same in their own way? As a father, he would even be of great help. He's cut from the same cloth, and only a couple decades older, meaning he could potentially offer practical insight and advice.
So either the radical antinatalist is a depressive in disguise, or a hypocrite. Someone who proclaims a 'loss of hope' he clearly doesn't show in his life.
Note that this doesn't mean that the he actively wants to have kids, it just shows that he must have other reasons other than 'muh life sucks'.
The argument is pretty simple: If you had children, do you feel like you would have a responsibility (and even a desire) to care for them deeply?
Most antinatalists would say yes. That's where the idea comes from, to be empathetic to the unborn by keeping 'them' that way. But the problem is, does the antinalist himself legitimately feel like his life isn't worth living? If yes, then he's in a deeply depressed and potentially suicidal state. If not, then he's a hypocrite. If he could find a way to enjoy life to the point where he feels it's worth to wake up again every day, why won't his children be able to do the same in their own way? As a father, he would even be of great help. He's cut from the same cloth, and only a couple decades older, meaning he could potentially offer practical insight and advice.
So either the radical antinatalist is a depressive in disguise, or a hypocrite. Someone who proclaims a 'loss of hope' he clearly doesn't show in his life.
Note that this doesn't mean that the he actively wants to have kids, it just shows that he must have other reasons other than 'muh life sucks'.
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