Nothing beats them for pure navel-gazing bullshit. This is regarding an article on decision-making, which was interesting. Anyway, one of the decision examples the author gave was on whether to have a child...
Rothman refers to several factors, often vague ones, that people consider in their decisions about having children. Oddly, all the factors he mentions—I count nineteen—concern the would-be parents. The experience that the child will have does not appear to be a major consideration. It seems to me that one question should supersede all others: What kind of life—what kind of world—will my child endure as an adult? It requires a kind of willful myopia not to be concerned about the answer.
Jefferson Ranck
Portland, Ore.
“What kind of life will my child ENDURE?” Priceless. The douche probably had a tear in his eye as he typed that with histrionic earnestness.