Seagoon_ to Melbourne · 1 day agoDaily Discussion Thread: 🐈🎣 🧌 Friday, September 27, 2024message-squaremessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
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minus-squarewscholermannlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 hours agoAs much as I cherish my nephews and nieces, I myself could not in all good conscience bring a child into this toxic world.
minus-squaremelbaboutownlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agoI’ve chosen not to and I think everyone will be happier for it
minus-squareSeagoon_OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·7 hours agoif good people stop having having children then there will only be the children of bad people
minus-squarewscholermannlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-26 hours agoOr people that are just more optimistic have them (whether the optimism is reasonable is a matter of opinion I suppose).
minus-squareGibsonhasafluffybuttlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoOptimism by its nature is unreasonable. That’s what makes it so powerful.
minus-squareSeagoon_OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·6 hours agooptimism has great value, without optimism no one would try to make the world a better place
As much as I cherish my nephews and nieces, I myself could not in all good conscience bring a child into this toxic world.
I’ve chosen not to and I think everyone will be happier for it
thank you
if good people stop having having children then there will only be the children of bad people
Or people that are just more optimistic have them (whether the optimism is reasonable is a matter of opinion I suppose).
Optimism by its nature is unreasonable.
That’s what makes it so powerful.
optimism has great value, without optimism no one would try to make the world a better place