Some ideas (I am not a parent, but came from a family which had a lot of children. I think my grandmother had 13 kids):
Some people in EA should have kids so it makes EA more friendly to child-bearing parents, especially older professionals who can transition into EA. Look at Julia Wise here and here that one can still be an EA when having kids.
You do have to be careful not letting parenting cost you a lot of impact. For example, if parenting would prevent you from launching new organizations, and launching new orgs would be ridiculously impactful for you, then think twice. However, there are many ways to lower the burden of having kids, such as spending less time micromanaging them. Look at Bryan Caplan’s interview with 80k about Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids.
Caplan went over how most of the child’s behavior are controlled by genes, not by the parent. This allows parents to do 80⁄20 and do the most cost-effective parenting behavior, if the parents want to raise a good child.
Also, I won’t be surprised if the desire to have kids is controlled by genes. If it is, then some people really want kids and others don’t, and that is okay. But in rare cases, it could be impactful due to EA optics and productivity reasons (being more energized).
Some ideas (I am not a parent, but came from a family which had a lot of children. I think my grandmother had 13 kids):
Some people in EA should have kids so it makes EA more friendly to child-bearing parents, especially older professionals who can transition into EA. Look at Julia Wise here and here that one can still be an EA when having kids.
You do have to be careful not letting parenting cost you a lot of impact. For example, if parenting would prevent you from launching new organizations, and launching new orgs would be ridiculously impactful for you, then think twice. However, there are many ways to lower the burden of having kids, such as spending less time micromanaging them. Look at Bryan Caplan’s interview with 80k about Selfish Reasons To Have More Kids.
Caplan went over how most of the child’s behavior are controlled by genes, not by the parent. This allows parents to do 80⁄20 and do the most cost-effective parenting behavior, if the parents want to raise a good child.
Also, I won’t be surprised if the desire to have kids is controlled by genes. If it is, then some people really want kids and others don’t, and that is okay. But in rare cases, it could be impactful due to EA optics and productivity reasons (being more energized).