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Or because poor people are generally not using up 5-10 additional years of peak reproductive age in education and career building before starting a family. It'
by douche 10y ago
Or because poor people are generally not using up 5-10 additional years of peak reproductive age in education and career building before starting a family. It's complicated, but starting to produce children at 18 vs 30 tends to mean that you have more chances and those chances are somewhat higher quality, due to fewer complications, lower chance of congenital defects, and lower rate of cesarean section, among other factors.
- bballer 10y agoVery excellent point, obtaining an education is quite the time investment and humans are definitely more fertile in their early 20s than any other time. I actually had not taken this into consideration...
- Roboprog 10y agoIsn't there at least one "nordic" country that pays for living expenses for young people to go to school while raising a family? It's almost like they want healthy children and an educated work force. How odd...