EndlessNightmare

It’s my same answer to “what if your parents decided to abort you?” Asked by pro-lifers.

I get a chuckle out of this. It isn't the threat that they think it is.

The antinatalist might argue that, though historically this may have been the case

Historically, approximately half of children died before the age of 5.

But I also don't think it's fair to compare modern reproduction with historical, because the contexts are very different. For starters, it is more of a conscious choice now due to modern contraceptives.

Secondly, modern society (at least in developed nations) tend to place a significant value on human life. Look at how things like medicine and safety have improved over the past 100 years, and of course the huge drop in child mortality rates. There is much more consideration given to individual well-being. There is of course another angle to look at: maximizing joy vs minimizing suffering. Positive utilitarianism vs negative utilitarianism. Antinatalism clearly focuses on the latter.

It's more like the real problem here is extremism. Taking any belief to an absolutist and extreme degree is a problem. This also includes values and positions that are considered mainstream.

I get why people might choose not to have children, but to assert that others shouldn’t is a whole other thing.

Plenty of people seem to have no problem asserting that others should have children.

But really, the problem isn't about asserting what one should/shouldn't do. At that stage, it is still just one's opinion. It becomes a problem when someone resorts to using intimidation, coercion, or outright violence to try and impose one's will.

I think 4 people were injured, as I saw from other articles on this. It isn't clear if these injuries were to people inside the building or elsewhere.

They are not the same thing

Working many of the hours to afford a car. So that you can get to/from work.

There are bad actors in every group, but the vast majority of these people do not engage in acts of violence.

Painting them with this brush would be like pointing at parents who abuse their children and then saying that all parents abuse their children. It's obvious bullshit.

The area will probably be uninhabitable in 20 years (give or take) due to climate change. Israel's "victory" over Palestine will be short-lived.

If I was hiring, I'd still accept the transcript from someone in these circumstances. They still earned the degree and are being punished for political reasons.

It sounds like you’re disabled in this area

I'm not quite sure how you got that from my original comment: "Note that I’ve been driving for over a quarter century without collision or moving violation, so not so much a skill issue per se."

I might stop trying to speedrun FIRE if I could have a 4x8 schedule. Going from 71% of the week being workdays to 57% of the week is fucking huge. Longer weekend and shorter workweek is like a double effect.