User blog comment:Keplers/An Important Question/@comment-5111283-20151208210041/@comment-4257955-20151210003234

In most of today's societies (except those where the government is involved with it, a la China, or conditions that just aren't ideal for raising a family), lots of couples have children. As a whole, population is growing. To not feel like you're being contractually obligated to have offspring to maintain a societal status quo doesn't equate being self-centered, in most cases. Even if is out of selfish reasons, I think we have no place to shame them. Families who don't want kids shouldn't feel guilty about not having them, imo.