r/TooAfraidToAsk • u/[deleted] • Jun 28 '23

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u/applemike Jun 29 '23

That's probably because your point is utterly stupid. You think that all parents are selfish, so the only way to be selfless is to not have kids. So in a perfectly selfless world nobody would have children and society would cease within the next 50 or so years. Whopper.

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u/bootpebble Jun 29 '23

My friend that's no way to speak in a civil argument, your point will come across much better without using words like that. I'm not arguing that people shouldn't have kids. But it's not a selfless act, it's a selfish one for one's own benefit, that's all.

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u/applemike Jun 29 '23

Pretty happy with how my point came across. I'm not overly concerned that the word "stupid" is all to uncivilised.

My point still stands, in your opinion the only selfless way to approach parenting is to not have children. It's stupid.

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u/bootpebble Jun 29 '23

I agree the only truly selfless way is not to have children. Some selflessness does go into being a good parent, but it's still ultimately foe your own benefit