BTW, we already knew you didn't have kids. We knew that both from your beliefs, and moreso from the the hurtful language you chose to use.
We all already knew you were childless. And single. And white. And male. And a programmer. And an asshole.
Now do the world a favor, and shut up. Forever.
If this was a dinner party, I'd quietly ask him to excuse himself, and he'd never be invited again. His choice of language was pointlessly cruel and outrageous.
I guess the point is don't assume he's being an asshole, a real asshole would troll harder. I think he believes what he is saying. Yeah, it's rude but I'm not sure I'd be willing to write the guy off.
(My dinner party would welcome both paul and thaumasiotes, as people able to speak about a difficult topic calmly, with strong and contrasting perspectives based on real experience. In contrast, yscale would be asked to apologize or leave for content-free name-calling.)
It was pointlessly rude and provocative. It was an indefensible way to express his underlying opinion.
And if you were paying attention, you would've realized I emphasized his method of expressing the opinion far more than the opinion itself.
Ok, asshole childless person is at least mildly related to the topic at hand, but the rest of these just seem like irrelevant ad hominems.
>Now do the world a favor, and shut up. Forever.
Why do I get the feeling your tumblr is full of equally venomous "go kill yourself"s?