Justifying Your Personal Choices Publicly

A climate change scientist
recently welcomed
a new baby to the world.

Having a baby
is a strange choice
for someone who knows
what the future likely holds.
But hey,
that’s his personal choice.

He then wrote an article
rationalizing why
people should have kids.

It was no longer
merely a personal choice.
It was a public agenda.

Other climate scientists critiqued
that agenda
as they should.
That’s their responsibility.

He got upset,
called everyone disagreeing with him
doomers.

If you recommend your personal choice
to others,
you WILL get critiqued.
You SHOULD be critiqued.

If you don’t want pushback,
don’t push your personal choice
on others.