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I strongly suspect that, among wealthy tech workers, children are a net drain when you factor in: - These workers have enough income to finance their own retir
by wrkronmiller 6y ago
I strongly suspect that, among wealthy tech workers, children are a net drain when you factor in:
- These workers have enough income to finance their own retirement easily
- The additional real estate to raise children near a tech hub is often prohibitively expensive
- These kids will almost certainly go to college and maybe private school, which adds up _rapidly_
It's important to consider _who_ we are talking about here.
- Mirioron 6y ago>It's important to consider _who_ we are talking about here. But then their noble sacrifice isn't as important for society anymore, is it? If we simply need more children, then it's not relevant whether they're born to the family of the tech worker or someone worse off.
- RHSeeger 6y agoActually, it is. A reasonably well-off family has more time to spend with their children, to help with school work, etc. They have more money for learning supplies (both learning toys and things related to school). They can make sure their children are nutritionally fed (not that they always do, but they have the capacity and it's more likely). The children are less likely to need to start work early in order to help support the family. In short, being a child in a well off family results in that child being more likely to be better off later in life.