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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by sincerely on Monday May 06, 2019 @04:21PM (#19843404)
> If your children are all living but you rarely speak to them and are cripplingly lonely, is that a better outcome than having 7 children, four of whom died, and you live in an intact healthy family unit?

Yes, unless you have an extremely convincing argument that being lonely is worse than being dead.

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Re:Up to one million species are on the verge of extinction,... by erikpukinskis on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @12:39AM (#19846642)
Ok, I'll try: being lonely hurts and being dead doesn't.

What's your argument that it's better?

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