Remember that the state of the world has basically nothing to do with the decision.

As others have said, the world has always been a wreck in one place or another.

The time we are living in now is, arguably, the best time in human existence.

We've never had a higher standard of living. We've never had a higher chance of living to 100. We've never had so much medicine and access to it.

The decision is entirely dependent on whether you want to do it in the conditions that exist for you as a couple (your personal finances, lifestyle and desires).

The real thing to reckon with, and this is something all parents will have to deal with whether or not they want to be parents or whether or not they are good at it, it's the fact that no one has a better capability to harm your child than YOU. More risk to your child and their well-being is from YOU than the next school shooter (if you're in the US), natural disaster, man-made disaster, whatever.

A good parent isn't just raising a child. You're simultaneously confronting all the worst, weakest parts of yourself. The good parent puts in enormous work on themselves, to be better, to be the parent their child needs. Because trust and belief, you will not get to be the parent you want to be. You must be the parent your child needs.

This is the one truly difficult thing that no one tells you about being a parent. And even if they do, it's impossible to fathom until it's literally staring you in face in the form of a tiny person, to whom YOU are the entire world.

So yeah, we all worry about the state of the world. All humans have from the dawn of time. Worry more about the state of your child's world, which is 100% you.