tbh man i read the whole thing. i don’t believe love is important for raising children i was born in a fucked up parental situation. my parents fucked for a week and made me which was their goal. to just make a baby. but they got married, and are now committed to dying together even though they fight to much. when i turned 21 my dad tells me and brother 1yr younger, i never loved your mother and i want a divorce. they fought alot as i grew up. it sucked but they raised me well. i’m definitely not the best person alive. but i’m easily a contributor to our society i work and help whoever i can giving my last dollars to anyone who asks. i believe that happiness is overrated. i believe that being at peace with all our earthly emotions is what we seek. “meaning”. i want to adopt too, i want a vasectomy at 30. i dont want to get married. i want to adopt a kid that’s been more fucked than me and not be a dad but a guide to life. i can’t be a good dad but i can instill a better mindset and perspective. i’ve been happy it didnt last i’ve been depressed seems like it’s over practically. but my calmness is on point and my general well-being and self-worth are better now than before. i have begun to not only think for myself, but to form my own opinions. i agree that fixing what’s already built is better than adding on to the problems we already face despite happiness or other biases. although i don’t necessarily believe that that’s what makes a person intelligent. i believe it just makes them a better human being. intelligence to me is the ability to rationalize supportive evidential information and come to understand and accept them. and feel free to bleed on me or direct message me. i can empathize and listen well. albeit i may be a lost soul to some. i am more concentrated on truth than others