voiceofchoice

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Every workplace is an authoritarian regime where workers don't have a say and grovel with "please don't replace me" like that isn't the entire point.

The whole point of AI is to get rid of you so rich people can play with the planet like it's minecraft. Software engineers just think they're special because they're the ones building it like they'll get a pat on the head for being good little servants to the investor class. Or worse, that their portfolios will let them be the gods who rule over ashes.

It's true, at least the Chinese government is competent in their authoritarianism.

I mean yeah, the human experience is vast and varied, I'll grant you that.

As long as people get to make the best choice for themselves that's really what matters.

There's lots of people who would choose not to expose ourselves to the risks and liabilities because we don't see the rewards as worth it.

That's valid for sure.

Some of us like alone time, just saying.

I have daily reminders that validate my choice. The fact that it's finally something people can choose is a major factor in the downtrend.

Honestly that's fantastic and I'm glad it turned out that way for you. The world needs parents who actually raise their kids and want to.

I only encourage people to do the requisite research to make sure they make the right choice for themselves, because for many it's not.

Sure, which is still not any better cause at least you can quit a job you don't like.

I encourage anyone surprised that people would opt out of babies and raising kids actually spend time with kids.

Not just like for the holidays and pass them back when they start crying, but an actual extended period of time dealing with all the issues that they bring.

You've got to be a special kind of idealistic romantic to still see the appeal afterwards. Which is great for you of course if you do. But there's a reason authoritarians across the world are banning abortion and targeting birth control.

If you don't think child rearing is work then you won't understand why women choose not to have kids in the first place. You cannot be a parent and choose not to work, period. Just because you're not getting paid and ordered around by an adult boss doesn't mean being a trad wife is magically somehow not work. In fact, at least with a regular 9-5 you get PTO and time off.

If you scoff at the idea of flipping burgers your whole life then just imagine it's changing diapers instead.

Hard wired to want children and hard wired to want sex are two very different things.

When given the choice there are plenty of people putting the latter over the former, and the number of women stuck at home while their husband went out to have affairs suggests the reality of kids doesn't actually interest most people. Plenty of folks just want a status symbol, not the responsibility of raising a child.

And those in turn might not want to be here themselves and when given the choice decide to break the chain.

For the first time ever people can finally choose not to have kids.

Is it really any surprise people would opt out?

Go spend a day with kids and you'll see why people would rather not deal with the mess.

Especially women who actually end up doing the majority of the work.

Add to that the extinction level pressures like climate change and the absolute lack of any benefit whatsoever in being a parent, who is crazy enough to willingly sign up for this if you actually put any thought into it instead of just "that's the way things are though!!!"

Every day I praise the man who did my vasectomy lol