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No, that's not what was said. It's about RMS not wanting to replicate his miserable experience for someone else.

Did RMS say that, or just that he himself had a miserable experience? My point is, if only people with thoroughly happy lives should have kids, then probably only stupid people would have kids.

No, RMS didn't say that, I did. I don't know how RMS feels about this; whether he doesn't want kids for the sake of the kids, or for the sake of those living now.

I myself am indeed of the opinion that no one should have kids. Life is a very mixed bag. Nonexistent people don't suffer the bad, and don't miss the good. Everybody wins! Or rather, nobody loses. :-)

When nobody can possibly lose, that means nobody can possibly win, either.

. . . which sounds a lot like everybody losing, at least to me.

It would probably be better for the whales if nobody had kids.

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