One of the biggest and greatest values that modern western cultures and societies have is freedom. Particularly, the freedom to choose a life they want.
Not every choice is easy, though, because some choose a child-free lifestyle, but that doesn’t slide with folks who are of a more traditional approach. At the very least, it can be annoying.
But there is a dedicated place to celebrate and debate the concept of antinatalism, as seen on Reddit. Scroll down to check out some of the best memes and posts found on the subreddit and remember that it’s all to further a discussion, so join in on the debate.
#1 Finally Representation For Society’s Anti Natal Women
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#2 Old, But Still Awesome
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#3 I’m Speechless
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So, r/Antinatalism is a subreddit that supports the belief that having kids is morally wrong and can’t be justified.
The subreddit encourages open debate among members (of which there are 215,000 at this point) and visitors alike, as long as everyone treats each other with empathy, compassion and respect.
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#5 Society's Expectation For Having A Dog vs. Having A Child
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#6 Say It Again Louder For The People In The Back
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The issue of antinatalism is more than just not wanting to deal with having kids. It doesn’t officially state I don’t wanna as a reason behind it, but nobody’s stopping anyone from assuming that stance.
Anywho, there are a handful of reasons why antinatalists think reproduction is problematic and those can be boiled down to 5 key concepts.
#7 None Of This Makes Sense
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#9 This Is The Way
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The most straightforward reasons in support of antinatalism are the facts that [1] life entails inevitable suffering and that [2] death is inevitable.
In other words, why put someone through a life of indeterminate length, unknown perils (instant or chronic), struggles, strives and tribulations, for it all to end in an even more unknown end is unpleasant to say the least.
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#11 This Is From A Real Anti-Aborter. You Can’t Make This Up… You Just Can't
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#12 Legendary Stuff
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This also roots into the idea of gambling with another person’s suffering. Sure, some (and, seemingly, a majority) of people turn out happy overall with the lives they lead, but there is never a guarantee for it.
By proxy, extending your gene pool is akin to gambling with another’s suffering.
#13 Being A Family Never Has To Require Going Through Childbirth
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#14 End This Madness
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#15 So Ture
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Then we have the argument of I didn’t ask to be born. It is generally accepted to ask someone for permission, but how do you do that with someone who won’t even be able to make decisions until several years into their life?
The answer in the eyes of the antinatalist is to not even impose that choice by not creating that situation. But it does make you think.
#16 Truth
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#17 Is This What Republicans Want To Return To? Life Before Roe V Wade:
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#18 The Dream
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Lastly, some argue that there is an axiological asymmetry—the concept of good things and bad things not always having the same and opposing consequences when they are considered as existing or not existing—between good and bad things. With that logic, coming into existence by means of procreation always turns out to be a harmful thing.
#19 The Breeding To Child Abuse Assembly Line
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#20 Actually If You Need Kids To Feel Successful, You’re The Problem
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#21 Congratulations Its A Tony
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That last argument can be extended to include more global reasoning.
One of the bigger arguments is sustainable population. This, of course, refers to the idea that the Earth can support so much until it becomes unable to provide enough to people to live, let alone thrive.
#22 I Mean... She Said What We Are All Thinking
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#24 Enough Said
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Sustainable population estimates range from 650,000 to 9.8 billion, with 8 billion (with 8.1 being the current global population as of this article) being the average of what most think is sustainable.
This, of course, has an impact on how climate change and other Earth-focused issues might be affected on top of sustainability. This is besides the question of how much would be enough to stabilize the planet’s ecosystems?
#25 It Do Be Like That
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#26 The Only Victim When A Child Is Born, Is The Child. Period
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Lastly, if we’re thinking about it in simple terms, not everyone truly wants to burden themselves with the vast amounts of responsibility that having kids entails. Financial, social and cultural, structural, moral and ethical—all of this multiplied by three given the current state of the economy, ecology, and world order in general. Nobody needs that stress.
#28 Exactly
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#29 Same Here
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#30 Finally The Truth
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Whatever the case, it’s a choice and everyone’s free to make it. So, please choose your takes and stories on the matter in the comment section below.
Either that, or choose to take a gander at another similar article we’ve discussed in the past.
#31 Screaming
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#32 That Would Have Been Pretty.. Pretty.. Pretty Sweet
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#33 My Kids Will Surely Cure Cancer
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#34 Lmfao
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#35 These F**ks Hate Women And They Aren't Even Trying To Hide It Anymore
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#36 We Know A Thing Or Two Because We've Seen A Thing Or Two
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#38 No License Needed To Make Babies
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#39 For Real
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#41 Thinking You Can't Love Someone As Much As Your "Own" Child Is Such Nonsense
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#43 Oops!
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#44 I Have Never Felt A Meme More
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#45 It's Truly A Mental Disease At This Point
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#46 Just Saying... I Agree. I Mean Have People Seen Our Species?
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#48 Hopeful Living
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#49 Simple As That
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