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Re:Having children is not life-affirming: it’s immoral (2017) by kbelder on Thursday April 01, 2021 @06:50PM (#26667253)
Yeah, I've always found these nihilists to be fairly shallow; they're stuck working from a bad perspective and can't allow for others. If you tell them that your life is mostly good and a net positive, they'll think you're lying or deceived.

I get that their life sucks; but my kids are happy, just like me, and a universe without them is a poorer place. Also, their existence allows for indefinitely more descendants, the overwhelming majority of which will be happy to be alive.

As a capper, I have four kids, so I've MORE than replaced myself.

Re:Having children is not life-affirming: it’s immoral (2017) by BobbyJo on Thursday April 01, 2021 @06:58PM (#26667325)
Hey, not all of us nihilists are pessimists. Some of us enjoy existence, whether or not it is an illusion or serves any purpose.