This isn't about discrete reality. It is about perception and self-rationalisation. Unlike economics, I don't think people are "rational actors".
There are more factors nowadays that convince people (rationally or not) that bringing a child into this world would be to give someone the gift of a lifetime of misery.
My irrational argument for having a child? To combat the stupidity of the next generation. If the good people (And who doesn't think they themselves are the good guys?) don't procreate then the evil/stupid win by default.
"Default? The two sweetest words in the English language! De-FAULT! De-FAULT! De-FAULT!" - Homer
There are more factors nowadays that convince people (rationally or not) that bringing a child into this world would be to give someone the gift of a lifetime of misery.
My irrational argument for having a child? To combat the stupidity of the next generation. If the good people (And who doesn't think they themselves are the good guys?) don't procreate then the evil/stupid win by default.
"Default? The two sweetest words in the English language! De-FAULT! De-FAULT! De-FAULT!" - Homer