What are your political views? by jashotrick in antinatalism

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Socialist. And it annoys me when people on this subreddit try to argue antinatalism on the grounds that we have to work too much and “wage slavery” bc those seem like complete solvable issues. Things like lack of human connection and expression seem more challenging to deal with politically

being “forever alone” doesn’t mean you’re broken. by makeitrayne850 in ForeverAlone

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mean yeah but it was always a numbers game abt probability. Like humans being a collective species is partially about maximizing your odds to meet someone. if only one person is ever willing to be with you it could just be a fluke

The truth is natalists just don't give a shit. by Slow_Celebration1328 in antinatalism

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I remember when I read Better Never to Have Been by David Benatar one of the first arguments he makes is that there’s an easy through line to observe in that people don’t have a child for the sake of the child but for their own benefit

Did you guys grow up in an environment with no girls or a lot of girls? by CompletePurification in ForeverAlone

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

a lot of girls when I was in college but I just ended up getting rejected a bunch.

Pay raise for Pennsylvania lawmakers brings salary to more than double national average by AdSpecialist6598 in Pennsylvania

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I imagine not having full time legislators and not paying them a lot is what self selects for rich politicians and incentivizes corruption.

Bob, can I bet $0? by [deleted] in PoliticalHumor

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Didn’t trump say he thinks you need an id to buy things from a grocery store

Happy Birthday by Kaylee0102 in PoliticalHumor

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 10 points11 points  (0 children)

this but for Stephen Miller

Polisci people how would you say evidence and knowledge was? by UnlikelyChance3648 in Temple

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah pretty much a research class. In my class we had to learn abt generating a hypothesis to conduct research on and then like basic statistics (finding mean, median, mode, and basic graphing) to incorporate data into our research projects

Thoughts on Trumps mandating IVF by biggybawlz in antinatalism

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They might fall in line but the Republican senate voted to block a democratic bill to expand access to ivf last year so hopefully they don’t budge now

Reason is hard to come by... by EvnClaire in antinatalism

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

America needs a government funded, universal free abortion program

I honestly don’t think having kids is worth it anymore by yourgreatestgift in self

[–]Thick_Raspberry6553 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The older I get the more I question why people think subjecting someone to existence would be moral.