[eej71]

I get the sense that you have ingested a lot of information that reinforces your world view of upcoming doom and negativity. The internet is good for that!

What books, ideas, authors and thinkers would you tune into to challenge that? For example, would you even consider Steven Pinker's Enlightenment Now to challenge some of those premises?

[agent008t]

I would note that the grandparent was not disputing the upcoming 'hardship, difficulty and pain' (i.e. 'doom and negativity') that come with procreation, so at least that bit does not seem to be out of place.