Friend happy she has no grandchildren as world is scary place

The world and majority of people in it are getting worse. No way would I put a child through it.

I was born towards the end of WW2. My great grandmother cried when my mother told her she was pregnant with me.She asked my mother what sort of a world she was bringing the poor baby into.
It happens all the time.
I have two great grandchildren and find myself wondering what their future holds.

If I was young , yes I’d have children , because I’d always wanted children .
Yes the world is scary with wars, climate change , disasters , children stabbing children on buses to name a few . But it’s always been scary , as others have mentioned the two world wars and the nuclear threat .
I know a few young people who don’t want to bring children into this world . And I totally understand. We also have quite a number of friends in their 50s and 60s who never wanted children and I think this has filtered down to the younger generation. That you don’t need children to have a fulfilling life .

My granny told me that she was glad that she lived when she did and was not my age.
I’m sure my mother would say she lived in a better time than granny and myself.
I think I was lucky to live when I did and do think we had less to worry about than young people today.
I think that the OP’s question will have been asked down the ages. I think that the worlds obliteration is still a little way down the line so yes I would have children and hope, as previous generations have, that they will be part of the solution.