What's the best decision you've ever made in your life? \ stacker news ~AskSN

pull down to refresh

What's the best decision you've ever made in your life?

422 sats \ 20 comments \ @Aardvark 3 Feb AskSN

It has to be quitting smoking for me. Not much else matters if you're dead.

view all related items

56 sats \ 0 replies \ @ruthless_stacker 3 Feb

Getting bitcoins and ignoring the naysayers.

331 sats \ 8 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Feb

Kid

36 sats \ 7 replies \ @fiatbad 3 Feb

Really? Why?

I'm struggling with commitment issues on this one. I just read the chapter "Wealth and Family Unit" in The Bushido of Bitcoin, and it really slapped me in the feels.

331 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Feb

Do you mean commitment issues with the other potential parent?

Nothing I've experienced is as transformative as having a kid. It changes something about your entire relationship with the universe. It's the ultimate low time preference move, because you're working on intergenerational value creation.

81 sats \ 2 replies \ @fiatbad 3 Feb

I know you're right. I believe something deeply profound would change in me as soon as I do.

But the problem is.... it feels like I'm perpetuating a bug in the system. My child will then need to eventually have a child in order to find the same peace. It's not lasting peace, it feels like a lie the parent must invent in order to retain their sanity... similar to why people invent and believe in god stories.

I'm a dev and a mathematician. To me, having a child so that I can improve myself feels like an infinite loop with no closure.... an unbalanced equation. I feel like I need to figure out how to have low time preference and work on intergenerational value without having to have a kid in order to do it. Only then will I be worthy of it. Bringing a new life into this violent world needs to mean more than just my personal growth. It needs to have a greater meaning and purpose than myself and my feelings.

Clearly, I'm confused. And my time is pretty much up. No more time to figure it out. :(

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 3 Feb

You certainly don't have to do it for yourself. The vast majority of people are glad they exist, so you could do it for the potentially millions of awesome people who can only exist if you choose to have a kid. It's an unfathomable gift to give to the future.

29 sats \ 0 replies \ @Manikese 3 Feb

I realized what Love truly was after my son was born.

reply on another page

21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Aardvark OP 3 Feb

Coming from someone who doesn't have children, it's basically the same as getting a cat...

😉

21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Undisciplined 3 Feb

I've never had a cat, so all I can say is "I doubt it."

33 sats \ 0 replies \ @Aardvark OP 3 Feb

Classic. People who aren't cat parents thinking they can give out advice... am I right?

reply on another page

241 sats \ 0 replies \ @Shugard 3 Feb

Moving to Prague and learning about liberty and opening my mind to libertarian ideas!

131 sats \ 0 replies \ @Butterfinger 3 Feb

Learning about austrian school of ecnomics and foss like linux and open source hardware and software in general

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Manikese 3 Feb

Quitting drinking alcohol or buying bitcoin. I can’t decide.

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 3 Feb

I think it has to be deciding to eat healthier. So many changes happened because of this simple decision. Energy level, mind fog, so many things.

10 sats \ 1 reply \ @Aardvark OP 3 Feb

I had a similar experience with getting healthier.

9 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 3 Feb

Its a slow process, and a lot of experimenting. But in the end, it has really shown its value. Im surprised so many people eat foods that are unhealthy for them. Especially the energy drinks, so much sugar and caffeine.