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Are you a parent?


No. I decided not to have kids after realizing it came with the "risk" of making me prioritize their life over the life of many more human beings.

I do not want to alter my utility function to favor people simply based on them having some of my genes, or having been educated by me (so I'm not a teacher either!)

However, there are many wonderful parents out there - I've read some poignant stories about parents who went on with organ donation after their kid had a accident which caused irreversible brain damage. I couldn't picture myself doing that - which is why I was afraid the "risk" would be very real for me.




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