I know people who would die to have children so they can see them become successful well adjusted adults. Those people can have kids.

I also know people who dont want to have kids. They dont have to.

I also also know people who really want kids, but in the way a person would want a dog, so they can train it to be good, hit it when its bad, and itll never be older than 3 years because they havent thought that far ahead. These people should be sterilized.

people romanticize the idea of having children and realizing it's not what they expected

dude....so much this.

I had zero romantic thoughts of having kids. I didn't even want them, honestly. my wife and literally everyone around us on the other hand, very much so wanted us to have kids.

don't judge though. as a current parent I don't ignore my responsibilities and fully intend on giving my kids the best I can. at least, a better more loving home than I had.

but man, life would be so much easier without them. I literally could be on a beach somewhere in the world right now if I didn't have kids. have lunch in Paris. then stop by in Denmark for some dinner.

by the time they can stand on their own I'll be dead. so now I can only save money in hopes to help soften any financial hardships they will need to endure.

I've been playing around with the idea of recording some "dad's wisdom" videos for them when they get older and I'm not around.

Honestly the best thing my father could have done for me was not try to parent me because he was a fucking asshole that had no idea how to relate to children. I guess you could say I'm a glass half full kind of guy.

Futurama just gets it

This is exactly what I came into the comments to see.

Must think youre an elon fan

I'm sure there is a good few older people who would find a lot of comfort in Groks world view.

The concept of "it's the thought that counts" is lost on these people.

Seriously, how do they not see the issue with automating a script that says "I'm thinking of you".

I knew people were gonna be obsessed with AI, but I genuinely never thought people would surrender all executive function and thought to what is, ultimately, a very elaborate and planet destroying if=then machine.

the amount of people I have seen becoming totally dependent on it is ridiculous. There are people who cant even have human interaction anymore without running it through their AI model to process the message, and produce a reply.

and its 100% invading the real world too, I dont know the whole details cause you try to turn your ears off at the pharmacy to not hear other peoples private information.. but there was a woman getting very heated with one of the pharmacy people and I only took notice when she slammed her phone on the counter, aggressively pointed at it, and said very loudly "I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU SAY, LOOK, RIGHT HERE, MY AI SAYS YOU'RE WRONG" in a that kareny way that says her and her AI was 100% wrong.

"Dad, do you want to play catch?"

"Who are you? Oh, ohhhh...Best I can do is get one of those dog ball throwing machine things!"

He will ask ChatGPT and it will give him an answer