Would we all be better off having never been born? We take close look at the philosophy of anti-natalism, which argues that procreation is morally wrong. Be warned that this episode contains mentions of suicide and depression.

References:

"Kids? Just Say No" by David Benatar - https://aeon.co/essays/having-children-is-not-life-affirming-its-immoral

Anti-natalism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism

The Brothers Karamazov - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Brothers_Karamazov

Depressive Realism - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depressive_realism

Dukkha - https://encyclopediaofbuddhism.org/wiki/Dukkha

Nick Bostrom on Dangerous Technology (The Vulnerable World Hypothesis) - https://nickbostrom.com/papers/vulnerable.pdf

Marcus Aurelius - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Aurelius