Has anyone else noticed that manchildren hate real children? I don't mean simply feeling uncomfortable around/feeling like you can't relate to children, either. I mean hate, hate.

I used to see it all the time on Reddit, when I used that site more often. There was lots of referring to kids as "crotch goblins." And there was a general impression that raising a child was just about the worst fate that anyone could be subject to. It's more important to have every bit of money and time that you have go to your own pleasures and consumption than to use it to support the growth of a brand-new, unique individual.

This slavish support of abortion seems like an extension of that. I don't mean simply being pro-choice (though I disagree with that position); I mean uncritically supporting abortion as the moral equivalent of clipping ones toenails. Whether you support abortion or not, it should be plainly obvious that there is a moral dilemma at hand. No moral dilemma should ever be taken lightly.

Just to be clear, by "manchild" I don't mean just anyone who enjoys video games or children's media. I enjoy both of these things. I mean someone who lives only to consume, without ever assimilating the pervasive messages and advice in children's stories to improve their own lives and grow as a person.