This was probably the most striking thing I have read in a very long time. It was incredibly satirical but at the same time I don’t know how satirical it was. I really enjoyed reading this because it showed that there still was that kind of humor back then, but also because I know some people don’t think he is joking and that’s what makes it amazing. I mean, if we were going to take it as something serious then let me evaluate it as something serious, how likely could this be? Realistically if we kinda pushed passed the fact that its cannibalism than it could work. I am in no ways supporting this idea, but from a satirical standpoint, I could understand how it could be beneficial. It would allow children to be regarded as more valuable, would leave less children dying from starvation, and would allow children (for when they were alive) to probably have a better way of living. One thing I would argue in favor is this is very similar to like Wagyu Beef or Lamb Chops. Both of these utilize the children of meat animals to have better quality meat (again this is if we ignore the human and cannibal aspects of this). I do also think, if I’m disregarding the morality of this texts, that the idea of regarding the couples as “Breeders” instead of just the woman. I think in this time frame, even from a satirical standpoint, it is majorly impactful that, yes they blamed the women, but they also put the blame on the men as well, which is something that NEVER happened, especially in regards to children in poverty. I do like Swift’s writing as well, most importantly the usage of his ‘f’s within the writing style. I understand that was the style for the time but it is still very humorous to see “fubtracts” or other spellings of words with the usage of ‘f’.