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I mearly pointed out that some people don't want to have kids because it will cost them money, time, and effort like you said in your original post. In my view, that is a selfish reason to not have kids.
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No, that's not selfish. Selfish is taking for yourself with no regard for the wants/needs of others.
A child that hasn't even been conceived yet cannot have wants or needs , so deciding not to have a child
no matter what the reason is not selfish at all.
Little example. Two people decide that, while they would like to keep all their money to buy fun stuff with, it would be selfish of them not to have a child. So they do. And the child ends up costing them well over half a million dollars by the time he leaves. Rather than buying the stuff the parents want, they're stuck buying the basics, and toys for the kids. They wind up resenting the kid, because they never wanted one really in the first place but society told them it would be selfish not to have one. Obviously, the kid will pick up on these vibes, and how do you think he'll feel?
If you don't wanna have kids, that's great. It's not like we need more of them. Our population is in no danger of dropping too low. It's not a species survival issue here. We are populous enough that we now have the luxury of making the choice whether or not to have children. Let's use that ability instead of blindly running around droning "must have child. must have child."
/rant