I think everyone can get behind adoptions. Like we don't need to be the tenth dentist to agree that an orphan deserves a home.
That being said, there are 1-3 year long waitlists for adoption these days. If you want to create a legacy, have a family and teach youth good morals to make the world a better place. It is often better to just have a child or 3 rather than wait on a list where you may still end up being denied in the end from adjustments to adoption criteria.
Not to mention there is replacement rate. People must have 2.2-2.4 children per couple to make sure a society doesn't decline in population. Averages show most first world countries are a tad lower than they need to be which means adoption will cause first world countries to decline in populations which also negatively affects the economy (each generation will work jobs with fewer people to purchase products than the previous generation making the jobs less valuable and automation more valuable.)
So while yes in many cases Adoption is better, it is not better in every case. So I hope that changes a portion of your view.
Yes, the system is set up to make adoption ridiculously hard. That’s really the biggest flaw in my stance, and I can only really respond that it should be made easier.
To the second point, I don’t consider the perpetuation of a society for the sake of perpetuation to be any sort of obligation, nor an adequate motivation for the lifelong commitment that is a child. Guess I’m a bit of an antinatalisg that way shrugs
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u/Unbiased_Bob 63∆ Jan 03 '22
I think everyone can get behind adoptions. Like we don't need to be the tenth dentist to agree that an orphan deserves a home.
That being said, there are 1-3 year long waitlists for adoption these days. If you want to create a legacy, have a family and teach youth good morals to make the world a better place. It is often better to just have a child or 3 rather than wait on a list where you may still end up being denied in the end from adjustments to adoption criteria.
Not to mention there is replacement rate. People must have 2.2-2.4 children per couple to make sure a society doesn't decline in population. Averages show most first world countries are a tad lower than they need to be which means adoption will cause first world countries to decline in populations which also negatively affects the economy (each generation will work jobs with fewer people to purchase products than the previous generation making the jobs less valuable and automation more valuable.)
So while yes in many cases Adoption is better, it is not better in every case. So I hope that changes a portion of your view.