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raincole 3 hours ago

> his children are sentenced to 10 to 15 years of school

Who are, by the way, not going to have children themselves. So the problem will eventually fixed itself.

irjustin 2 hours ago | parent [-]

I remember the story of the man who sued his parents for being born because he didn't consent to being born[0]. While as absurd as it is, as I navigate life, I legitimately ponder the question whether it is ethical to have children or not.

In my aging, I am more unsure of the answer.

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-47154287

roenxi an hour ago | parent [-]

There is also the reverse - is it ethical not to have children? Maybe the hypothetical children want to exist.

shawn_w 38 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

That reminds me of James Morrow's This Is The Way The World Ends.

After a nuclear apocalypse wipes out most of humanity, the ghosts of now-will-never-be-born future people hold the survivors to trial because they're ticked off at losing their opportunity to live.

Supermancho 40 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

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