• EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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    16 hours ago

    until I’m confident I never want kids

    With the way the world is going, reproducing is certainly a choice. But if it truly remains a concern, there is the option of freezing sperm.

    I got a vasectomy and it has been amazing. Easily one of the best decisions of my life.

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      5 hours ago

      After hearing about embryos/eggs being misused, I can’t trust my genetic material to some corporation. If I could do it myself that might be an option but hardware fails. I’d rather just keep my faculties intact and be discerning with who I have sex with.

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      11 hours ago

      With the way the world is going, reproducing is certainly a choice.

      Oh, please, with this nihilistic nonsense. When in history would you have said “it’s a great time to reproduce!”?

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        7 hours ago

        When in history would you have said “it’s a great time to reproduce!”?

        It’s irrelevant. “It’s a choice” is also quite literal; modern contraceptives have only really been available for less than 100 years.

        Education and access to information are also key points that cannot be hand-waived.

        Edit: I’ll offer a counter-question. How bad would things have to get before you decided that it would be a bad idea to reproduce?

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      8 hours ago

      This is so nihilistic, dramatic, and ridiculous.

      The lives of ordinary people have been far far far far worse for 99.999% of human history.

      Don’t be such a doomer.