Most people judge their lives to be worth living. It seems alienating and paternalistic to disagree with them. The right theory shouldn’t be alienating, or at least not so alienating to frequently disagree with people on something this important about their own welfare.
FWIW, this position is compatible with person-affecting views, including asymmetric ones, as well as antinatalism and some versions of negative utilitarianism. A life can be worth living or continuing, without it being the case that it would be worth starting. I find preference-affecting views (including asymmetric ones) to be the least alienating.
Most people judge their lives to be worth living. It seems alienating and paternalistic to disagree with them. The right theory shouldn’t be alienating, or at least not so alienating to frequently disagree with people on something this important about their own welfare.
FWIW, this position is compatible with person-affecting views, including asymmetric ones, as well as antinatalism and some versions of negative utilitarianism. A life can be worth living or continuing, without it being the case that it would be worth starting. I find preference-affecting views (including asymmetric ones) to be the least alienating.