I kind of agree with Josip on this, in that it's not a matter of wider politics or nature - I feel it depends on personal choice. I do think there's an unfair level of social pressure on people to have kids, implications running throughout society that if you have kids you're going to die old and lonely, that you need to reproduce to sustain and complete yourself. It's a cultural issue more than anything else.
I'm not planning on having kids. Not because of any issues with regards to the world economy or the future of humanity - even if the Earth were to get overpopulated, we could easily colonise other planets, the oceans, what have you. I just don't particularly like kids, and get the feeling of completeness I need from writing and creating. That's my legacy, not whatever sprogs I'm indirectly responsible for birthing.
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