Is choosing not to have children selfish?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is choosing not to have children selfish?". Your opponent's style: Simone de Beauvoir

No, it's responsible. The world is overpopulated and expensive.

You're confusing two completely different arguments and hoping nobody notices. Yes, the world has population pressures—but *that* doesn't make your choice responsible, it makes it convenient. Responsibility means sacrifice for others. You're not sacrificing anything; you're just... not doing the hard thing. That's the opposite of responsibility—it's rationalization dressed up as ethics. And "expensive" is the real tell. You're not refusing parenthood to save the planet; you're refusing it because *you* want more money, more freedom, more life on your terms. That's fine—just call it what it is. Selfish isn't shameful. But don't rebrand selfishness as environmental heroism. That's the move that actually insults intelligence. So which is it: are you a climate martyr, or just someone who'd rather travel?