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Originally Posted by The Batlord
Let me try once more to make my idea clear. Deciding to bring another human being into this world is not something that anyone has the right to do. And if you decide to do it you owe that person something and have no right to demand any kind of gratitude for it because they did not consent. You brought that person into the world for your own reasons that have nothing to do with them.
And if you agree to this world that considers it right and correct for someone else to bring someone else into this world then you owe that second person something as well and have no right to demand any effort from them because they did not consent to be here but you did consent to their being forced to be here and you did so for your own reasons that have nothing to do with them.
If you consider it legitimate for people to have children then you owe those children something more than just an opportunity to be happy. You owe them your best shot at making them happy.
TFW you're too left wing for OH.
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but following the logic money can't make them happy, what exactly do we owe them?
Even if you have a kid... You can try to teach them how to live, you can try to equip them to make themselves happy. But you can never guarantee it.
Especially since a truly functional and happy adult probably also needs to be self sufficient. If they are perpetually dependant on someone else for a decent existence they are no more than just human pets.
And pet ownership is immoral.