Is choosing not to have children selfish?

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Economic decline is bad

You're stating the obvious. But here's what matters: decline for *whom*? The wealthy accumulate more during recessions while workers lose everything. A CEO's "economic decline" means less yacht money. A factory worker's means their children go hungry. Moreover, you assume growth solves problems it never does. We've had decades of GDP expansion while wages stagnated and inequality exploded. More money flowing upward doesn't lift the masses—it concentrates power. The real question isn't whether decline is "bad." It's whether your current system, which demands endless growth on a finite planet, is sustainable at all. You're defending an illusion. What specific decline concerns you?