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seems a few of my friends are actually concerned about this, so ok here are some constructive thoughts if you're worried abt people trying to spread the meme of "don't have kids, kids bad", the best thing u can do is have kids yourself and show off havin a great time with them https://t.co/hXD75Jd1yL
if u cant have kids yourself for some reason, you can still generally just celebrate the joy of children anyway. they write great poetry and ask fantastic questions https://t.co/YNO1eua5Bn
getting into "lets argue about the utility of having kids" is already playing into the antinatalist's frame, ie its a losing position. the winning position is– https://t.co/tFaWtEIIZp
which is to just delight in kids. over and over again https://t.co/rpyEs4U2RL
almost everybody waves back at a happy child, and total strangers will form impromptu playful networks to humor a kid. even hardened tough guys will do this. there's something about the joy of a child– we all want to protect and support her https://t.co/OEvYIHnyXA
