> Birth is as inevitable as existence, there is no opt out in the grander metaphysical scheme of things.

I can opt not to assist in one myself. That's not me having anything against birth or trying to do anything in the grander scheme of things, it's just my choice.

> Also just a thought - is that really your reason for not having them? If a person truly believes the bad outweighs the good I'm less inclined to believe them when they're still among the living, because the choice to stay alive shows they see some inherent value in the state of being alive.

I'm broken and mentally ill, so part of the reason I'm still among the living is because I'm conditioned to crave the pain and suffering. There is much good, and it may even outweigh the bad, and I'm still optimistic where I can be, so I'm not suicidal, but I use this existence in ways I wouldn't recommend, and couldn't condone.

Basically, I wouldn't want to stick someone with it; I wouldn't want to put them in the world that created it. Even if many of my inciting events were unique to me, there is so much in the world right now that I just, don't know if my best would be able to prevent that suffering...

On the other paw, when someone is already stuck with it, and already suffering, that's less of a dilemma for me, especially when their situation is so bad that I couldn't possibly count the number of ways I can make for better...