Antinatalism is based on empathy, compassion, deep love, concern for their safety, at least not wanting to force some safe sheltered nonexistent person without consent into something they didn't ask for (and didn't even get your brief fleeting moments of sexual pleasure)
The title says it all. A lot of parents think they love their children and they think they do but when I say I love my kids so much I don't want to have any it goes against society brainwashing. Benatar quotes it well but it goes against basic programming and societal brainwashing it is the first quote here
https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/354814.David\_Benatar
Posted Jun 25, 2026, 7:03 AM UTC
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