Poll: Would you live in a city with no children?

[Ryotknife]

oh god please do this
because everyone who is too much of a selfish prick to live in that place will leave me alone. it's fucking perfect

You get accosted often by childless/child disliking people?

people who don't want to put up with children (and i don't mean children crying and restaurants and such because those kids should either stufu or leave) are usually annoying pricks. Because you know, children are kinda elemental to human society and we were all at one point the screaming annoying brat who bothered someone in a mall.

Well if I for one ever went back in time and met myself as a child, i would probably dropkick him in the face (so long as it doesnt cause the universe to be destroyed).

Although apparently I was a well behaved and quiet baby, so i would give my baby self a pass...even though he would creep me out.

 

[Ryotknife]

But what's so annoying about simply choosing not to be around people that annoy or frighten us?

It isn't annoying, it's just unhealthy. Instead of trying to understand why they're doing that you're choosing to run away from your problem. You can't avoid kids or change them, but you can change your attitude. Don't like it when kids do this or that? Just take a deep breath and try to see the innocence of the situation. They're not doing it to piss you off, they're doing it because that's what they think is the right thing to do. When a baby cries in a restaurant, do you honestly think they're thinking haha this ought to piss off a few people? No, they're trying to communicate with their parents! When a kid walks onto your property to get their ball, do you think they're doing it to get on your nerves? Have you considered maybe they don't want to piss you off and bother you and just want to get their ball without making a big deal out of it? Maybe they're afraid of people like you that get angry when 'disturbed.'

As an adult, you're the one that should be open-minded and showing some maturity.

ehh that logic kinda falls on its face a little bit. If a person wanted to move away from an area because they cant stand some sort of local wildlife (snakes, bats, bugs, whatever) nobody would bat an eye at that. And those animals dont do things to purposely piss those people off either.

 

[kgpspyguy]

Yes, gladly. I hate kids. They are annoying and useless.

You put your parents and everyone around you through hell when you were child. Time to suck it up and pay your due!

Or you can show your parents and everyone around you a finger and tell them to go **** themselves, you're not going through that (yes, I'm prefectly fine with being ungrateful bastard)

Children keep our species alive.

What if I'd like for our race to disappear?

captcha: nap time. And just when I wanted to spend whole night coding...

Good idea lets get rid of the human race, starting with you.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

And then they all grow up to hate society and etc for making them live in isolation until they hit 18. Sounds great.
I said no because if I were to have kids, I'd hate that setup. You'll all probably just say "Then just move!" but I'm damn sure I wouldn't be the only one, and not everyone can move around at will due to stuff like jobs and financial circumstance. Also: expect it to not have many people other than people who just became legal and probably very very old people. Although, with the very old people I can imagine them wanting to be in a position to see their grand children, so they're probably a no-go too.

 

[sethisjimmy]

Totally. To the people who find this idea upsetting for some reason - deal with it nerds. If I ever decided to have kids, I'd just move away.

I like the idea of not having to censor all media. I mean as a gamer, I could definitely go the rest of my life without hearing some Jack Thompson esque asshole preaching about "BUT THINK OF THE CHILDREN" in a hobby primarily played by adults.

Also props to the guy who made the "drunken midgets" analogy, because that's exactly what children are. I don't hate them, but just find most annoying, especially because the large majority of parents are the irresponsible type who let them go wild in public.

 

[game-lover]

Yep.

I don't see a reason why it'd be a bad thing necessarily. I mean, children are nice and all but... it would be no loss to not see any every day.

Why in fact... at this stage of my life, it'd be rather perfect.

 

[Nouw]

But what's so annoying about simply choosing not to be around people that annoy or frighten us?

It isn't annoying, it's just unhealthy. Instead of trying to understand why they're doing that you're choosing to run away from your problem. You can't avoid kids or change them, but you can change your attitude. Don't like it when kids do this or that? Just take a deep breath and try to see the innocence of the situation. They're not doing it to piss you off, they're doing it because that's what they think is the right thing to do. When a baby cries in a restaurant, do you honestly think they're thinking haha this ought to piss off a few people? No, they're trying to communicate with their parents! When a kid walks onto your property to get their ball, do you think they're doing it to get on your nerves? Have you considered maybe they don't want to piss you off and bother you and just want to get their ball without making a big deal out of it? Maybe they're afraid of people like you that get angry when 'disturbed.'

As an adult, you're the one that should be open-minded and showing some maturity.

So what's in the innocence of taking their parent's car and tearing donuts in my yard with it?

What was the innocence in smashing mailboxes almost weekly for months straight?

How about how innocent it was for them to try and break into my storage building?

There is no innocence because in your examples they are trying to piss you off. But you know what, can I really prove that? No I can't. Now I could make that claim and needlessly continue this argument but I'd rather not. After all, this thread really comes down to "does a few a bad eggs warrant ditching the basket?" I think no, you think yes. We're going to have to agree to disagree.

But what's so annoying about simply choosing not to be around people that annoy or frighten us?

It isn't annoying, it's just unhealthy. Instead of trying to understand why they're doing that you're choosing to run away from your problem. You can't avoid kids or change them, but you can change your attitude. Don't like it when kids do this or that? Just take a deep breath and try to see the innocence of the situation. They're not doing it to piss you off, they're doing it because that's what they think is the right thing to do. When a baby cries in a restaurant, do you honestly think they're thinking haha this ought to piss off a few people? No, they're trying to communicate with their parents! When a kid walks onto your property to get their ball, do you think they're doing it to get on your nerves? Have you considered maybe they don't want to piss you off and bother you and just want to get their ball without making a big deal out of it? Maybe they're afraid of people like you that get angry when 'disturbed.'

As an adult, you're the one that should be open-minded and showing some maturity.

ehh that logic kinda falls on its face a little bit. If a person wanted to move away from an area because they cant stand some sort of local wildlife (snakes, bats, bugs, whatever) nobody would bat an eye at that. And those animals dont do things to purposely piss those people off either.

Honestly I hadn't thought of that, touche.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

I wouldn't mind living in a city completely devoid of children. I have a bigger issue with infants and, babies though. Still, I am male and I voted yes: I just strongly dislike kids.

 

[loc978]

I wouldn't live in a city, really.

But if I had to, that would be a good option for me. Children (and their parents) generally annoy me.

 

[Redlin5_v1legacy]

Hell no, then I couldn't raise my eventual family. That's way in the future but I don't want to move because some people can't handle kids.

 

[piinyouri]

What?
A city, with no snot-nosed kids?
TAKE ME TO THIS GLORIOUS UTOPIA MASTER PLEASE.


In case you didn't realize from my exageratoy post, yes I would.

 

[spartandude]

I would gladly live in a city with no children, that would actually be heaven to me

 

[Garrett]

-snip-

Good idea lets get rid of the human race, starting with you.

I'm glad that you think it's a good idea. As for the order of deaths, it doesn't matter. And I'm perfectly fine with dying at any point.

 

[Angie7F]

Absolutely yes!!!
If people have the right to have kids, then people should have the right to not have kids too.
So if we could put together a city with no kids, I would move there immediately.
That way people who love kids can just get along happily and not complain about people who dont like kids and vice versa.

 

[Trippy Turtle]

Well I can't as I am under eighteen but no I probably wouldn't. I smile when I see little kids running around having fun and while teenagers can be annoying I still feel we are a good part of the community.
Also on a side note I doubt the city would work as teenagers and below play a very large part in driving the economy.

 

[Adam Jensen_v1legacy]

No, because that would be a weird fuckin' city. I already have trust issues, but put me in a city without any kids and what the hell am I supposed to think? That it's a safe place to live? I'd think that there aren't any kids for a good reason. And the reasons I usually come up with are not very calming for the soul.

 

[Lt._nefarious]

I'm tempted to say yes but then I remembered Big Town from Fallout 3 and I'm unsure... Can they insure there will be no super mutants and/or psychotic vault dwellers stabbing up the populace? If so then yes I would be happy to live there, not saying I dislike children/teens but I wouldn't lose any sleep if I lived very far from them...

 

[Jason Fayers]

No, but not because I love children, rather in a city without children sex would be everywhere and it'd get boring.

That's an odd assumption to make. How do you come to that conclusion?

We always cordon off areas that are sexually explicit under the premise of 'protecting children's innocence', no children to protect no need for secrecy.

 

[JohnnyFartPant5]

Yeah I would love to. I really don't like children. I even hated myself as a kid. Never ever having kids either. Pushy parents are just as bad.

 

[Mr. GameBrain]

WHAT! WHAAAAAATT!!? NO! NO!

If anyone has an excuse to hate children then its me.
I work in a supermarket, and I see children at their worst.
They can be noisy, bratty, bossy, and cause a hell of a mess, but, I see several children that are just adorable.

Just being fun, sometimes funny in their own cute way, and you know, some kids are actually helpful.
One little girl, bless her, was helping her mum pack her shopping, and she might have only been 7 or 8 years old, normally a tolerable hindrance, but she did a damn good job and even I had to compliment her on it.

So yeah, a city without kids, would just be dull.
And nothing brightens up your day moreso than the smile or laugh of a child.
I really go out of my way to entertain the kids I see in the store.
I don't care if I look stupid making faces, or acting silly, the parents don't mind it, and sometimes it really makes the kid happy to have someone new talk to them.

Heck, one kid I met was actually pretty darn awesome. A young kid, that doesn't like Moshi Monsters, but LOVES Simulators. This kid was young, like 10-12 young, but he was into any kind of simulator he could get his hands on. He even heard of minecraft. Now that, is an awesome kid, and I think I made his day talking to him.
(Considering how regular the rest of his family seemed)

So yeah. Don't underestimate children. Many of them are pretty darn smart! XD