<i>That is to say, people want children, even though its not in their se...

koningrobot on May 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: What percentage of people are alive today?

<i>That is to say, people want children, even though its not in their self interest.</i> It certainly isn't in the children's interest either, because they can't be benefited by being brought into existence (they are not waiting in some pre-existence limbo wishing to become existent).

cousin_it on May 10, 2011 [–]

It's in the "interest" of our genes, like many other things we do.