It’s not antinatalism but it’s a step in the right direction.

It's so weird that people have this as some sort of epiphany, rather than it just being the default way of thinking. I would never have kids unless I:

  1. Was financially comfortable. Not just stable but actually comfortable.

  2. Was completely mentally stable.

  3. Felt like I had learnt enough about life in general and child psychology/behaviour to raise a child without giving them complexes.

  4. Was willing to essentially give up on any unfinished goals of my own in order to focus on ensuring my child has a happy and fulfilling life.

How can you ethically force consciousness into existence unless you meet all those requirements? And even then there's plenty of chances for something to go wrong. I was raised pretty well, nothing majorly negative happened,, but I was still depressed for the majority of my life so far.

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