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Are there any antinatalists here? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 4 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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For those who don't know: Antinatalism, or anti-natalism, is a philosophical position and social movement that assigns a negative value to birth. Antinatalists argue that people should abstain from procreation because it is morally bad (some also recognize the procreation of other sentient beings as morally bad). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 years ago (1 children)

Yes. My position stems from personal beliefs and I don't bother trying to convince others because it is a very personal decision and I accept that. There are two reasons I don't want kids: first, the responsibility, second, there are so many children who already are alive and need homes. Personally, I would feel selfish to procreate when I could share my love with an adopted child just the same. There are other arguments that can be made against procreation but the most important is that there are already wonderful children among us today who deserve homes and families.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 years ago

That's great. Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

I agree with your comment. I wish more people would consider adopting instead of procreating. Though my main reasons for antinatalism are related to my own suffering and the unnecessary suffering that people around the world are subjected to.

If you look at previous posts about antinatalism r/communism and r/socialism, the top comment would usually be "antinatalism is a reactionary ideology" or they'd call all antinatalists fascists without any further discussion...

So It's really nice to have a positive response :)