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RE: Scared of and for our future children

Thanks for the insightful comments from your perspective.

I would say that firstly, it takes two people to have kids and you share the load. If you have some urgent tech issue to deal with your wife would help look after the kids.

Second, from a fairly early age kids go to childcare so you do have time to get work done.

Thirdly, you underestimate your capacity. It is not that difficult to look after kids. Feed them, wash them, clothe them, give them some attention and teach them basic life and household tasks. It's not rocket science or tech coding!

It can be gruelling and repetitive sometimes (things I find hard) but the rewards of love from your children are great compensation. There is nothing that is beyond the capacity of the vast majority of young people, including yourself.

You are a talented, impressive and brave young man. The way you spoke at HiveFest despite the language barrier and have made yourself an important part of the Hive Dev community speaks to your courage and resilience.

At the end of the day there is no perfect parenting and no exam. Whatever you do your kids will be screwed up one way or another - but everyone is and that's the beauty of the human race.

The world's problems will never be fixed but the only way you can guide the future direction of the world towards your values is to have children to pass your values onto.

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That is a highly optimistic take assuming no highly disruptive event takes place. Divorce risk being at the top as rates have skyrocketed in my country in recent years.

Risk mitigation involves setting up irrevocable trust which is battle-tested in most jurisdictions. But that also means giving up self custody of my crypto to a trustee, and naming someone whom I can trust for this role is a near-impossible task (for now).

You are a talented, impressive and brave young man. The way you spoke at HiveFest despite the language barrier and have made yourself an important part of the Hive Dev community speaks to your courage and resilience.

Thank you very much, that is an awesome compliment for me to hear. I appreciate your support over the years.