Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees during Covid-19

Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by shock on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @09:28PM (#24415740)

> I personally decided that I did feel a duty to do my part to continue the human race

I also feel a duty to do my part to continue the human race, but I don't pretend that I didn't make a choice, that somehow there was no other real option for me to choose.

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by CydeWeys on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:09PM (#24416563)

You really aren't understanding that we are talking about societal choices writ large, not about individual choices. Think bigger. If enough people make the individual choice not to have children then civilization is kaput.

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Re:Tech firms face growing resentment of parent employees du... by shock on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @04:49AM (#24418839)

I understand that when enough people do not have children the human race will disappear. Civilization might disappear before then. I'm not talking about that. I'm also not talking about people having children or not. I'm arguing for people to assume responsibility for their choices(whatever the choice may be) and to not go "Oh, I really didn't have a choice in the matter".

I especially dislike it when people present their choice as a sacrifice for humanity. Another poster put it better:

> People can have children without congratulating themselves for a sacrifice well delivered ... Kinship for species only extends so far and not much at all when there is parental entitlement.

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