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Confuscianism?

I get your point, but at the same time some people genuinely don't want -and likely cannot safely have- children, such as me. I honestly cannot emphasise how much the thought of wiping asses and cleaning up vomit makes me want to throw up myself, and people like Vance don't really view me as human, or deserving of rights. It's a weird place to be as an auDHD person stuck between people who think all women should be forced to bear children and people who think I shouldn't be allowed to have kids even if I did genuinely want them  Regarding winter fuel allowance, I think given the mercilessness of the current benefits system some of those in need will fall through the cracks, but I also agree that some old people are actually rich and don't need it - I think the call for the level of income you need to have to not receive it to be increased is good, and speaking as someone younger with disabilities - specialised foods are not always cheap, and I don't think a grand a month is actually all that much even if you get your rent paid on top of that.

I also wish there was more acknowledgment that there's a whole world of existence outside of "shallow material things" and "kids" like, I like children and I want having them to be affordable, and tbh I also like material things, though it's not like I think that having vast quantities of them is the entire point of life, and I do care about the environmental and human rights impacts... but surely there's more out there than children and pretty dresses? If I'm honest though, I'm not really in the "experiences are more important than things" camp and I resent being told that being a decent person means denying who I am like that... like I'm a bit sick of seeing smug thin YouTubers who go travelling all the time expressing this kind of sentiment for one thing. I want my cute clothes to stay cute, so I don't have any kids or pets... my choice and I'm far happier for it tbh.