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As much as I cherish my nephews and nieces, I myself could not in all good conscience bring a child into this toxic world.
Iโve chosen not to and I think everyone will be happier for it
thank you
if good people stop having having children then there will only be the children of bad people
Or people that are just more optimistic have them (whether the optimism is reasonable is a matter of opinion I suppose).
optimism has great value, without optimism no one would try to make the world a better place
Optimism by its nature is unreasonable.
That's what makes it so powerful.