# Men Without Children at 40: A Debate on Parenthood and Society

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2093819229518586289
- Source account: [@NP\_\_Oficial](https://x.com/NP__Oficial)
- Source language: Portuguese
- Target language: English
- Duration: 0:20
- Published: 2026-08-30
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- Original-language version: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/EinL6dThGY4V/pt/homens-sem-filhos-aos-40-debate-sobre-paternidade-e-sociedade.md

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/EinL6dThGY4V/en/men-without-children-at-40-a-debate-on-parenthood-and-society) How old are you? I'm 40. A 40-year-old man without kids is dysfunctional for society.

[0:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/EinL6dThGY4V/en/men-without-children-at-40-a-debate-on-parenthood-and-society?t=5) No. Look at that. Bring a kid into today's world?

[0:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/EinL6dThGY4V/en/men-without-children-at-40-a-debate-on-parenthood-and-society?t=8) Right, but the world is bad. Do you know why the world is bad?

[0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/EinL6dThGY4V/en/men-without-children-at-40-a-debate-on-parenthood-and-society?t=10) Huh? People say, "I'm not having kids because the world is bad." No, the world is bad because good people like you didn't multiply.

[0:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/EinL6dThGY4V/en/men-without-children-at-40-a-debate-on-parenthood-and-society?t=17) If I back down from the world, then I've lost.