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Did y’all know there is a certain portion of the population who believe the purpose to have kids is not to love them as humans but to create future capitalist drones? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I didn’t think you could make this shit up, honestly

My sister works as a contractor and has run-ins with private schools occasionally and whatever you’ve heard about these parents, it’s worse than you can possibly imagine. I never would’ve thought someone would be so proud of the fact that they treat their children like pawns and clearly something to check off on a life list or some bullshit.

I am struggling to wrap my mind around it. In the year 2023, it is common to ask two dating people when they plan to get married and have kids. Which alone wouldn’t be a bad thing, but these questions are so fucking ominous now that I have this knowledge. Fuuuuuuuck me

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Probably not, not exactly. Because having a child is clearly a bad investment.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago (13 children)

When you make a child you have to keep track of how much money you spend on them, from conception all the way through adulthood. when they turn 18 you hand them the bill, with interest and accounting for inflation. It doesn't have to be a bad investment!

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what do we post to indicate sarcasm when it might not be obvious? i don't want to do /s because that's reddit shit but idk

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Emojis can help express emotion or intent sometimes. And as far as Reddit shit goes I think /s is pretty good and useful.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

/s is like peter griffin explaining a bad joke immediately after the joke is told

If you need to mark your sarcasm then you have poorly structured your sarcastic remark

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