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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yea... my country did birth control stuff, One Child Policy, I was the second child. I wasn't supposed to be born. And even though I did suffer a lot, I'm still glad to exist, to have felt some joy during childhood, even as I lived in an autocracy and in a very impoverished area, and later in a declining democracy, I still have experienced life, and I'm glad that I had the opportunity, to have existed as a living being, as rare as life is, and even rarer, as a human, the ability to just think about things, philosophy, to gaze upon the stars, to have experienced parental love (well... sort of... later on they kinda got a bit more rough), to see cities and the countryside, to see the magnificence of nature, and tall skyscrapers.

Even through poverty, I still feel like this existence is worth it, no matter how this would end. Whether we all die of nuclear apocalypse tomorrow, or whatever. It was a fun ride. And I'm glad my mother gave birth to me, regardless how negative I might feel about them as parents.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Very glad to see a take that isn't more depressed doomerism, the world needs more of that.