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YouTube - New Found Footage Festival trailer: Jul 18, 8:53pm 2 reviews movies, video
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Childfree - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Jun 18, 6:13am 4 reviews counterculture
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Childfree; I don't want to have kids. Ever. That does _NOT_ make me selfish. No... really... it doesn't.

From the page: "The "selfishness" issue

Some opponents of the childfree choice consider such individuals "selfish" for neither having nor wanting children. The idea behind this position is that, since one argument is that raising children is a very important activity (childfree author Virginia Postrel calls it "the most important work most people will ever do"), not having children would therefore mean living a hedonistic, consumption-based lifestyle that makes no contribution to the world, only to the self. [3]

There are two value judgments behind this idea: One is that individuals should endeavor to make some kind of meaningful contribution to the world. The other is that the best way to make such a contribution is to have children. For some people, one or both of these assumptions may be true, but others prefer to direct their time, energy and talents elsewhere, in many cases toward improving the world that today's children will inherit.[9]

Childfree individuals sometimes respond to these accusations of selfishness by claiming that the act of having children can itself be just as or even more selfish especially when poor parenting creates many long term problems for both the children themselves and society at large. The decision to become a parent is often based on characteristically "selfish" and egotistical motives as well.[10]

David Benatar [11] argues that deciding to bring a child into this world does not have the potential person's interest at mind but it's the parents own desire (to enjoy child-rearing) that is at the heart of such a decision. Hence a childfree person is no more selfish than a parent. In fact, it can be the case that a parent is more selfish for the above stated reason. (See also selfish gene theory).

There is also the question as to whether having children really is such a positive contribution to the world in an age when there are so many concerns about overpopulation, pollution and depletion of non-renewable resources. Some critics, however, argue that such analyses of breeding may understate the expected benefits of reproduction to society - e.g. a greater labor force, which may also provide greater opportunity to solve social problems as well - and overstate the costs. [4]

Many childfree people are active in community volunteerism, are teachers, librarians, and authors of children's books. Service groups, community theaters, and even youth centers, benefit from the many hours of work given by childfree people.[9] Some childfree relatives assist in providing tuition assistance to nieces and nephews seeking higher education or specialized training in an area of interest or talent (music, swimming, acting, or horseback riding lessons, for example).[9] Childfree advocates point to these activities as evidence that the childfree can and do contribute to the support of children in the society in ways other than providing offspring themselves.

Choosing to be childless in the United States is frowned on and has a stigma attached to it.[citation needed] Many people who choose not to have children are viewed by others as child haters, child sex offenders (Ironically, many child sex offenders are parents themselves), homosexual, selfish, and weird.[citation needed]"

Healthy eating pyramid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Jun 18, 4:25am 1 review health, cuisine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_eating_pyramid; I'm trying to assemble a good diet for myself. Not only do I want to lose weight, but I'm just sick and tired of all the processed and synthetic junk and red meat the typical US diet entails. This seems like a very sane guideline (and not terribly obsolete like the USDA pyramid).