the choice I made to contribute to society by having a family
You thought about it long and hard and decided "what society really, really needs, more than anything, is another one of me"?
You thought about it long and hard and decided "what society really, really needs, more than anything, is another one of me"?
In this case with what little I know about seymour333's situation (one HN comment) I would call it a net positive because these kids grew up in an environment where they or their parents experienced upward social mobility. Perhaps mom and dad can't break the middle class ceiling, but since the kids know escaping poverty is a thing that gives them incentive to elevate past middle class.
The population of the world has doubled in just my lifetime. The risk of the species dying out is negligible.
>the choice I made to contribute to society by having a family