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How come there are so many parents in here? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 days ago by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/childfree@lemmy.world

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The community is called childfree, you'd think everyone here would be at least somewhat opposed to the concept of having children.

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[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It's the logical conclusion of antinatalism. All life "suffers". If you stop bringing new beings into the world that can experience suffering then you're advocating for no life at all after this current generation.

And yes I fully support compassion and empathy, but you can do that while also sustaining the human race and life as we know it.

[–] TheDarkQuark@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Got it. Thanks for clearing that up. I thought you were talking about antinatalists ending existent life.

Yes, in the ideal scenario, I think it is best to "end" all life, via gradually phasing out of existence. I think that would cause minimal suffering. I do not realistically think that it could happen in the next generation (or in any generation owing to how extreme and controversial it is perceived by the general population).

Sure, you can be compassionate and empathetic to existing beings, but I see not bringing new beings out of empathy (due to the potentiality of their guaranteed suffering) to be more moral and a purer form of the trait.