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People, or most people atleast, dont have kids for biologically progressing their clan. They have kids because it brings them emotional fulfillment and happine
by redditmigrant 10y ago
People, or most people atleast, dont have kids for biologically progressing their clan. They have kids because it brings them emotional fulfillment and happiness. Its gives people a sense of family. So even though it makes little raw economic sense, it makes lot of sense if you start valuing your happiness and your happiness depends on a sense of family.
- shostack 10y agoHaving kids for emotional fulfillment vs economic assistance (free labor) is a relatively new concept in the history of civilization and America though. Unfortunately the last couple of generations had economic factors that enabled this attitude, but now the current crop of potential parents are finding all the pressure and drive to mimic their childhood but a distinctly worse economic climate. I foresee a weakening of the concept of the traditional family if it keeps up.
- kelnos 10y agoOne could argue that happiness being so traditionally tied to a sense of family is a part of the biological imperative, or at the very least strongly encoded in our social and cultural mores. People get pressured by their friends and extended family to get settle down, get married, and have kids. If you look at a place like Japan, they're starting to lose that social pressure. It's worrisome for their economy and for care of the elderly in the longer term, but I find it fascinating to see what people do (and don't do) when societal pressures change or go away.