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But humans thousands of years ago made decisions that make our lives today possible. Aren’t you glad that you had the chance to exist and enjoy your own life?

I highly recommend Ian McCaskill‘s recent book “ what we owe the future.” He makes a compelling rational argument that it makes no less sense to discount future generations than it does to discount physically distant people who are suffering today.

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> Aren’t you glad that you had the chance to exist and enjoy your own life?

Not particularly no, but that’s a very unpopular opinion to hold. I remain unconvinced that this is preferable to non-existence.

It doesn't make sense to be glad one exists given that

1) you will go back to nonexistance anyway

2) you wouldn't care about not exisiting

One just exists and has some fun, some worries - and that's it

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