How do you know. What do you think is the reason for getting children? Or should mankind just stop reproducing and wipe themselves of the earth? Is that what you're trying to say? You sound bitter there, chief.
No, I never said people should stop reproducing. However, we need to be honest as to why people have children. It is the autopilot for self worth, and stimulating the ego. People act like there is so much meaning to life, well that is easy to identify when you have brought a life into this world that is totally dependent on you.
If I did have my own kid I would have the same manufactured "feeling of importance" that everyone else has.
What would someone like 240 be doing if he did not have his family? Could he hack it through difficult times? Knowing that he could disappear tomorrow and it really wouldn't be that big of a deal, except to parents and a few close friends.
The point I'm trying to make is if you take away the wife and kids there has to be a real meaning for your life and most people do NOT have it, that is why they push the button and have the family.