Agree. We do need good people raising good people, to pass on the torch of compassion and all other good.

I'm not saying jump up and have kids, I'm saying there's a sacred duty available and inherently demanded, in teaching the next generation.

And as we see, we can no longer rely on hardly any facet of our society to do an even passable job, even from those who want to. In the US at least it is down to parents to shape the next generation. (As YouTube, etc., do it for us...)

Yet more precariously, this is true during a phase of human history that I'd argue is newly atomized, yet increasingly dependent on cooperation.

The future looks bleak, yes, and parenting well is one crucial part of any long-term solution to our problems. I say let's be careful with the dooming, there's good work to be done.

(...sadly too much work to do, in the literal sense, for me and most parents, but nonetheless)

Thank you. I love her with all my heart and I will do my very best.