• CriticalMiss@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    0
    ·
    4 months ago

    I guess each person has a different approach to antinatalism. I don’t want to bring children into the world because unlike many people who outright lie, I do not think it will bring me joy. I’m also scared that if I bring a child into this world and it will suffer as much as I currently do, I won’t be able to live with the blame.

    • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      4 months ago

      Antinatalism isn’t just a personal decision to not have kids, it’s an ideological belief that having kids is morally wrong.

      • Arkaelus@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        4 months ago

        This is an overgeneralisation which completely misses the nuance. Antinatalism does not postulate that it’s morally wrong to procreate, only that it is morally wrong to bring another human consciousness into a soup of suffering, which… yeah, kinda’! I mean, is the world not presently a soup of suffering, with extra helpings on the way?

        Personally, I doubt most people who subscribe to Antinatalism would do so if society weren’t literally a hell hole right now.