in and of itself their condition is tragically limiting.
making matters worse, people measure their condition relative to others, and it will dawn on them as they get old what a terrible hand they've been dealt.
In my experience of talking with people with physical and learning differences it is unusual for them to take the "terrible hand" stance; this is much more common for people who suffer from emotional differences and mental health problems. People who are blind or wheelchair bound tend to say things like "yes it's hard for me to do some things but I've found a way to be happy which is more than a lot of people".
I've had my life enriched by contact with people like that, so assigning them "a negative value" would be something that I would hotly dispute.
We all have limitations imposed on us, sometimes by the time of our birth - no one on Hacker News today will ever travel to another star, or (I believe) speak to general AI, but perhaps our decedents will. Other limitations are economic, I am not a billionaire and will never climb Everest, or just talent based - my daughter plays the Cello, I've tried to learn it but I can't make it go like she does.
it's hard to accept a dismissal like that.
in and of itself their condition is tragically limiting.
making matters worse, people measure their condition relative to others, and it will dawn on them as they get old what a terrible hand they've been dealt.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antinatalism