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> How many people in their 30s are still living with roommates because cities don't build enough housing close to jobs? I live in an extremely high cost-of-liv
by core-questions 6y ago
> How many people in their 30s are still living with roommates because cities don't build enough housing close to jobs?
I live in an extremely high cost-of-living city. Still, the people who I know who have been diligent, chose workable careers early and stuck with them, worked hard, saved, and put off creature comforts and luxury in exchange for long term essentials, have done just fine and are even thriving. The people in turn who I know who have no hope of ever buying real estate or building a family are those who never buckled down, never found their calling or settled for something un-glamorous that worked.
I strongly believe that individual choices lead to individual responsibility for these situations. Abdicating your own personal responsibility to make good choices in order to propagate your own genes successfully will only result in you excluding yourself from the gene pool, which is certainly a shame for the many people of good character whom I know who fall into this category.
> What about lack of affordable childcare? Or the poor social safety net in general?
What about those things a hundred or 200 year ago? Were they that much better, or were people simply more willing to sacrifice, save, and accept a lower quality of life than the absolute maximum?
> I guarantee this kind of thing has a lot more bearing on people's decisions to have children or not than "anti-natalist propaganda".
No. Your argument is actually just a restating of the propaganda.
"It's too hard because we can't get jobs that allow us to earn enough to pay other people to raise our kids, fail and bounce back with no consequences, and still lease a new car every few years while living in a top-class world city".
That's your argument in a nutshell. Yes, maybe that pipe dream is not affordable, but a reasonable life in a cheaper city where you work a job that is less lofty but more secure is still achievable.