[627467]

> is it like this for everyone

The answer is certainly "no". But does it matter? I guess it does in this age - after decades of social conditioning that parenthood is not much but an individual's lifestyle choice.

All this leading to worsening of social cohesion at all levels, inability to think beyond one's lifetime, extreme self-absorption, decrease in hope, demographic collapse across the world.

Not for nothing humans developed social pressure for parenthood: why would most humans willingly choose to give up their selfs for others over decades (if not lifetime)? Even laws/sanctions don't work if you don't morally know what is the right path.

[wat10000]

If the survival of the species depends on pressuring people to live their lives in a way that many of them don’t want, then maybe we should just die out.

[627467]

> then maybe we should just die out Have you consider all aspects of social conditioning/pressure existed and exist to lead you to utter those words?

[wat10000]

Yes, every action I take is the sum of all events in my past light cone, very profound.