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Re:Launch HN: Legacy (YC S19) – we help men test and freeze ... by celticninja on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:10PM (#23847284)
Ok, so I get that if perhaps you have a genetic condition you should consider how passing that on to a child. But reconsidering because an accident, minor or significant, could befall your child?!.

You could make a rational and logical decision to have children and then get hit by a bus the day after they are born.

Re:Launch HN: Legacy (YC S19) – we help men test and freeze ... by LatteLazy on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:21PM (#23847462)
Of course, such consideration is itself immoral since it would logically lead to morality dying out leading to even greater suffering in the long term.
Re:Launch HN: Legacy (YC S19) – we help men test and freeze ... by helixhelix on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @12:05PM (#23847208)
The greatest trait of life is the ability to adapt and survive. What would be the point of procreating in a passive Edenian world?
Re:Launch HN: Legacy (YC S19) – we help men test and freeze ... by mavdi on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:54AM (#23847047)
You’re being downvoted, but as a father I wholeheartedly agree with you.

My daughter is the most precious being in my life, but I can’t shake the feeling that I brought her to this world on purely selfish reasons and now she’ll be faced to suffer in this ever convoluted planet and I won’t be there to help her for most of her life.

I might be wrong, but please consider this before you bring a life to this world.

Re:Launch HN: Legacy (YC S19) – we help men test and freeze ... by gallerdude on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @01:01PM (#23848050)
If you honestly feel that way, consider therapy. I don’t mean that in a mean way. I needed therapy too, and it helped a lot. That just doesn’t seem like a healthy outlook on life, and it will affect your and your daughter’s life more than you can know. If you have any questions, my email is in my bio.