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Wrote up a new comedy article in the style of my older and more abrasive style ones (i.e.; Words I Hate), attacking a number of common child-related platitudes, and added a custom sidebar to the Library of Babel section. Also XHTML validated a few additional sections of the website and deleted my Gab account for reasons outlined in the update text on the Portal/Scratching Post.

"Lamentable as it may be, it's far more likely for a child to grow up to be a sexual predator than a world-changing physicist." A very unpleasant truth. I've never understood the appeal of having children. Too much work and suffering and little to no reward. Antinatalism only reinforces my feelings on the subject.

Thank you for your comment, @CyberWitch! I have to agree. Having children is an extreme burden (especially on the woman), that essentially takes over the lives of the parents and has far too much risk to it, with no reward. Imagine dedicating ~18 or so years of your life and innumerable resources towards raising a child, only for them to turn out to be a sexual predator.

what's funny about this is that a lot of your suggestions are arguably "pro-child": not treating them as special, not putting them on a pedestal, judging them by their merit, holding them responsible for their actions, etc. i think children themselves would be far happier if they were treated like actual human beings, lol