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Is there any good reason to reproduce? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm not an anti-natalist nor am I planning to have children, but I am generally interested if there is a good reason to have children.

It is obvious that capitalism makes it hard to raise kids but even without capitalism, is there a good reason to bring new humans to earth?

I don't know am I caring too much?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am childfree, but honestly the only good reason I see is that you actively want children and are prepared for the responsibilities that come with that.

Not because they're cute, or because that is what you are "supposed to do", or you want a caretaker when you are old, or you think they will get rich and buy you a house (all arguments I have heard). But because you are actively ready for the responsibility of raising another human being. I am not, nor ever will be, so got sterilized years ago.

I know some good parents that I think became parents for good reasons, but I know a lot more who did not.