Yeah, for me it's selfishness in degrees. I'm selfish enough, for example, to keep eating meat. But am I selfish enough to produce several more meat eaters? Meat eaters who will perpetuate the cycle of first world comforts you describe? I remain undecided.

Awwww, did I steal your thunder? A quick review of your comment history shows you have major stock in Debbie Downer market.

Heh. True dat.

Don't they mean #progress4middleclasswhitewomen?

She comes for MEAT. SANDWICH.

Fully agree. It's funny (though mainly disheartening) to watching folks try to rationalize their decision to have kids as though they were embarking on some selfless and noble quest. Indeed, the rationalizations are unfolding in this thread, see this one in particular: "But it is we, the Educated West, that can solve…

Your faith in the ability of educated middle class westerners to solve global problems is not unpopular. Particularly amongst other educated middle classers.

I fully agree and with and support womens' right to reproductive autonomy.

Totes! And mine are currently engaged in a furious battle. It's still unclear which side will win out.

"The world cannot get worse by their introduction".

I dunno, the numbers look pretty straight forward.

Also, it really annoys me when women are asked to account for their decisions about parenthood. I love Zooey Deschanel's response to the question: "Is having children on your priority list?" Zooey replied: "I'm not going to answer that question...I don't think people ask men those questions."

I'm hugely anti-natalist. I think spawning is one of the most selfish and irrational things that an educated human can do on this inequitably distributed and resource-strapped planet.

Haha. Cultural stereotypes are funny. And by "funny", I mean racist.

The zebra skin rug is, heheh, overkill, though.

Sure. Doesn't change the fact that Miley disrespected Mexican culture.

White person here reporting that:

Take note, Ricky Gervais.

Yes, because talking about rape makes someone a piece of shit. As opposed to, you know, actually raping someone.

I was on team Patrick Stewart til he married a woman half his age. No longer. Why Captain Picard, whyyyyy!