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> What's selfish about not having children? To whom or to what do I owe bringing a child into the world?

Since life can just be given to the next generation and you have already gotten yours, it would be logical to return the favor to the next person and give a new life.

I did not say, that it actually is selfish. Maybe it is not. It just came off a bit like that to me, as I read your comments.

> It's more likely the opposite: a lot of people would agree that their parents' decision to have children, particularly at a time when they couldn't afford them or lacked the mental strength to care for them and raise them in psychological safety, was selfish.

Sure. Although most people would surely still choose to live.