I thought antinatalism was "Someone can not consent to being born, thus i should not have children" as a moral point, not "HAVING CHILDREN IS LIKE OWNING A SLAVE"
There is no moral obligation to produce a child even if we could be sure that it will be very happy throughout its life.
There is a moral obligation not to produce a child if it can be foreseen that it will be unhappy.
Because the quality of a potential child's life cannot be accurately predicted, the moral decision is to avoid having children.
As someone who has spent a lot of time wishing they were never born, I agree with this to the extent that I don't personally feel comfortable bringing a child into the world. That's as far as I'm willing to extend this ideology, however, because it's far too easy to use the same logic to justify eugenics.
It's neither better or worse - it's nothing. You wouldn't feel good or bad because there would be no you to experience feelings at all. For many people who have largely experienced existence as suffering, the idea of non-existence can actually be a comfort. It's totally fine if you see it differently, though.
I'm an anti-natalist specifically because you cannot consent to being born. I however hate that the anti-natalist movement (is it even a movement?) is taken over by ecofash
I thought antinatalism was "Someone can not consent to being born, thus i should not have children" as a moral point, not "HAVING CHILDREN IS LIKE OWNING A SLAVE"
It is, this dudes just an asshole
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That's true but the economy doesn't necessarily have to operate on the same principles as a pyramid scheme.
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That's where you're wrong, bucko.
I don't know why I clicked on that link thinking it was going to be theory...
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Something doesn't necessarly have to be a bad for your consent being important in receiving it.
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Again, we're not. Consent is important, that's the only assumption being made here. No consent? Don't do it!
Not necessarily. The argument goes like this.
As someone who has spent a lot of time wishing they were never born, I agree with this to the extent that I don't personally feel comfortable bringing a child into the world. That's as far as I'm willing to extend this ideology, however, because it's far too easy to use the same logic to justify eugenics.
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It's neither better or worse - it's nothing. You wouldn't feel good or bad because there would be no you to experience feelings at all. For many people who have largely experienced existence as suffering, the idea of non-existence can actually be a comfort. It's totally fine if you see it differently, though.
I'm an anti-natalist specifically because you cannot consent to being born. I however hate that the anti-natalist movement (is it even a movement?) is taken over by ecofash