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Antinatalism: Sexy Philosophy or Dark Madness?

Antinatalism isn’t your regular armchair philosophy. It’s the idea that maybe, just maybe, having kids is the worst decision anyone can make. Not because babies aren’t cute, but because to be born is to be sentenced to heartbreak, poverty, disease, and that final orgasm of all orgasms—death. For some, that sounds depressing. For others, it sounds like raw truth dressed in black lingerie.

Life Is Pain — But Damn, Sometimes It’s Sweet

Yes, life is messy. You’ll cry, get your heart broken, grind through bills, and watch loved ones die. But life is also sex, laughter, sweet mangoes, Accra nightlife, Nairobi vibes, and that one kiss that makes you forget all your problems. Antinatalists say the suffering outweighs the joy. But who decides that equation? Do we let philosophers in ivory towers tell us whether your wettest orgasm or your happiest day with your lover was “worth the suffering”?

The Asymmetry Tease

Philosopher David Benatar throws a juicy paradox at us: not being born means no suffering, which is good. But missing out on pleasure doesn’t matter if you never existed. Sounds neat, right? Until you realize every single living thing—from horny rabbits to Lagos hustlers—fights tooth and nail to stay alive. Instinct says survival, Benatar says abstain. Which one is sexier: life’s dirty struggle or the sterile perfection of non-existence?

Consent and Parenthood: A Dirty Little Secret

Antinatalists argue that kids can’t consent to being born, so making babies is immoral. But let’s be honest—none of us consented to our nationality, our body type, or the family drama we were dropped into. Life is one long non-consensual party, and yet many of us find a way to dance, flirt, and come alive in it. Should lack of consent really mean life isn’t worth starting?

The Eco-Orgasm Argument

Here’s where antinatalism flirts with modern politics. Fewer kids mean fewer mouths to feed, less pressure on our already overfucked planet. But critics clap back: the problem isn’t too many babies, it’s greedy systems and unequal wealth. Do we shrink humanity, or do we fix the way we fuck up the world?

The Juiciest Contradiction

Here’s the kicker: every antinatalist who argues passionately against existence exists. They write books, record podcasts, and tweet, all thanks to the very act they condemn—someone, somewhere, had sex and made them. If the philosophy wins completely, it cancels itself out. A climax that ends with silence.

So, Should We Stop Making Babies?

Maybe the point of antinatalism isn’t to shut down bedrooms and sterilize Africa. Maybe it’s to shake us into asking the hard questions: Why do we want kids? To pass on our name, to ease our loneliness, to trap a lover, or to give someone else the chance to experience the chaos and sweetness of life?

Whether you find it sexy or absurd, antinatalism dares us to stop taking life for granted. It’s the kinkiest kind of philosophy—the one that questions life itself.

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