this post was submitted on 16 Oct 2026
634 points (93.7% liked)

childfree

2720 readers
33 users here now

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] CriticalThought@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago

The same case could be made for hobbies. You need money for hobbies, so they trap you in the system.

I don't think this is quite right. If you want to make changes in your life, you're free to abandon your hobbies in ways that you are not free to abandon your children.