Given what you now know about life, would you have chosen to be born?

[Nem]

My only problem is I had a serious reaction to dangerous meds that kind of ruined my health. Before that I was okay with life, when you are not enjoying living though, it's just hell.
I guess I was lucky that I had a fairly good life before meds took it away. Holy shit do I ever regret taking those piece of crap meds.
Peace

 

[Letting Go]

No. In the words of Thomas Ligotti, nonexistence never hurt anyone.

 

[wanttodie]

no

 

[Throwaway563078]

Absolutely not. One of my siblings got miscarried and I would gladly trade places with them.

So did mine. I think about them sometimes and wish it was me

 

[Taylored]

I'd still want to be born always a chance for things to go differently and I can always exit whenever I want.

 

[TAW122]

No, I wouldn't. I'd rather not exist and not come to be as I was ok millions or billions of years ago.

 

[Sick Boy]

No,this world and most of the people are horrible

 

[Tokyojoe]

Not in a million years. I admit I did have some good times when I was heathy but once I got sick, the suffering is just too much. Even if you are born with everything, you would ultimately lose it all and be 6 ft under. What's the point?

 

[bigj75]

 

[Aesthler]

No, but I might be willing to reincarnate as a genetically altered superhuman of the future.

 

[jaemus12]

Yes.

But I would like to die early. Maybe after the child years. 18 is my cutoff.

 

[bigj75]

if I died at 17 years I'll then sure.

 

[Zzzzz]

No way. Never want to be a part of this world and society again.

 

[rabid_squirrel]

Hell no,unless I could have a healthy mentality and could choose to be born in a different family.
I always have a great admiration for those who have endured hardship in life and still be able to maintain their sanity and live happily,I wish I could be like them.

 

[rabid_squirrel]

Yes.

While I have suffered immensely, I would prefer to experience the suffering, pain, and trauma and use it to heal others.

You are really a good person with a caring heart,I wish there were more people like you in the world.

 

[Retched]

Never ever ever. I would never want to live this again and hope there is no reincarnation (something my mom firmly believes in.)

 

[Mr2005]

90% no? You miserable sods

 

[littlelungs]

*Simon Cowell voice* It's a no from me.

 

[Rose]

Unless I was able to set my own parameters, it'd almost always be a no.
The world terrifies me, there's so much pain & cruelty in it. Even if I wasn't in pain I'd have to sit by as others were

 

[creationisdeath]

Basically everything the previous posters said.

Even if I were born into the Rockefeller family - ultimately everyone suffers, it just varies in intensity.

Life has more suffering than joy. I blame our materialist nature and I do not mean money. We have bodies and a limited lifespan. If we were "ascended" beings of energy with infinite time we might improve over time, but as it is right now we just go through these steps in my opinion:
1. Hello who dis
2. Shit what the fuck is happening
3. Okay I'll try to fight and cheat everyone else too then
4. How long do I have to do this
5. *finally has money and a stable position but health is ruined*
6. *dies*

It's just so utterly pointless.

(I still try to create some good memories though because I don't want this life to have been completely in vain)

Unless I was able to set my own parameters, it'd almost always be a no.
The world terrifies me, there's so much pain & cruelty in it. Even if I wasn't in pain I'd have to sit by as others were

Thank you for this beautiful thought. It's not only my own situation. It's other's too. Now even if I were born into the Rockefeller's I couldn't help everyone: Why do random people who never hurt anyone burn to death or get horribly ill etc.? I would have to start euthanizing people to help them get peace... and at that point you're back to the statement above.

 

[Cain]

No way in hell. This world's a complete fucking joke.

 

[Throwaway478953b]

I agree with the OP and some of the others. I wouldn't want to be born since life is so cruel.