I'm not claiming to be "non judgmental" here. I'm saying there's a place for basic human compassion. If you don't get that, I think you're a shallow, pathetic, and sad person. Feel free to disagree. YMMV.

And the really weird thing here, is that I'm the person that the stereotypes would suggest would be on the other side of this discussion. I'm totally on-board with Ayn Rand's notion of "the virtue of selfishness" and totally a supporter of capitalism, etc. But none of those things preclude - by definition - having a little capacity for empathy and understanding.

Yes. I agree. No one died. It’s a matter of 1. Time management 2.Resource management 3. Not having a sense of entitlement.

They have to deal with it like the rest of do.

The milk of human kindness will dry up very quickly when parents and their supporters go around claiming that the act of personal procreation subsidized by the whole entire rest of us is a selfless sacrifice for the entire human species.

Yes, my mileage varies re your opinion about me being ‘shallow, pathetic and sad’. Please feel free to fuck off.