Fuck Babies

Why are we always expected to say congratulations to someone who just had a baby? Is it really some big achievement?

“Ooh, you put your cock in her vagina and thrust back and forth a few times! You’re such an admirable human being!”

I mean really.

I don’t hate babies, there’s nothing wrong with them per se. And most people seem to think we as a species are worthy of continuing to (over)populate the earth, so they’re quite a necessity. But congratulations?

People often claim they have a biological urge to procreate. I don’t have it as such, so I can only go by what I hear. At best, this basic urge is meant to be an expression of the love between two married people.

An expression.

Excuse my rhetorical mindset, but I think a human being should be considered far more than a discursive product of an institution with a failure rate of 50%.

Social order is structured around creating citizens capable of reigning in their “baser” instincts. We can’t go killing our boss just because we don’t like him. We can’t beat our girlfriend just because she had an opinion. We can’t drink all night and then drive home playing GTA with the police. These are all good things.

So why are we not encouraged to reign in the basic instinct to have children? Babies too cause harm. They create more mouths to feed in an already well overpopulated world. They create burdens on our underfunded education system. They are harmed themselves when unworthy parents abuse them at worst, or at the least divorce and create life-long family rifts.

Why do we all feel so damned worthy to pass on our DNA and our name. I can think of a lot more productive things to pass on to the world. Making the world a better place doesn’t start with you and your progeny, it starts with everybody else. You want to pass on a legacy? Help others.