It's true that parents should be able to provide comfort to their children, because of course they love their children because of that they provide comfort and pleasure including by spoiling them. wise parents will educate their children well and also by spoiling them. if they are educated harshly it can make them depressed and of course this can have consequences for them later when they grow up.
There are indeed some parents who educate their children harshly, but this harshness is in the sense that they set discipline firmly, the goal is for their own children to be independent and be able to take responsibility for everything well without having to avoid problems that occur. that's what parents who educate their children firmly want.
Eventhough I agree that strict and 'harsh' parents are not fully bad, because I myself have strict and harsh parent and I turns out fine. But more modern parent tend to be less harsh and more permissive toward their children nowadays. Back on my day no one would argue if a parent beat their children once in a while, but now everyone will gone mad when they see a parent land their hand on their children, even for just a quick slap. But to be fair those children who has more modern and permissive parent, actually still grow up to be a responsible adult, maybe because the easier access for information, some of them are even more economically educated than my generation who grew up with strict and harsh parent. They know investmeant early in their youth, and have a good money management.