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Remember how everyone predicted a baby boom in 2021 and instead we saw a 8-10% decline in birth rate [1]? It turns out that while people had more time to focus

Remember how everyone predicted a baby boom in 2021 and instead we saw a 8-10% decline in birth rate [1]? It turns out that while people had more time to focus on their families, the financial uncertainty had a greater impact on their family planning decisions. The same thing happened in 2009 - there's a close link between the birth rate and recessions [2]. While I don't doubt that many people will change their jobs to better fit their life styles, I doubt that we'll end up with as big of a dip in total employment due to resignations (jobs will just shift from some companies to others). [1] https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/expected-covid-baby-boom-may-be-baby-bust-n1265674 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/expected-covid-ba... [2] https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/04/06/us-birth-rate-decline-linked-to-recession/ https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2010/04/06/us-birt...

cbHXBY1D 5y ago
Instead, we saw a dog adoption boom.
- aerosmile 5y ago
  So true!
- solidsnack9000 5y ago
  It's sad that so many people get dogs and don't train with them. Watching young women get dragged along by their big working dogs is a common sight in Uptown Dallas.
- thehappypm 5y ago
  I adopted a dog in early March 2020, unrelated to pandemic, because my wife really wanted one. I was on the fence but really unsure about it -- we lived in a 3rd floor walkup, for one, and used to travel a lot so it didn't see like the best idea. I wish I could say it was a success story but I really haven't enjoyed it. I love the dog but as he got older he got really anti-social with people (the pandemic definitely made it harder to help solve that, sadly). A lot of "dog fun" like having your dog meet your friends, take your dog to a picnic, have your dog running around at your BBQ, just isn't in the cards for us. Taking him on walks is a challenge because he lunges and barks at people walking by. With consistent training we've gotten it under control and generally he's a happy pup but man, it was a huge commitment and a gigantic stressor.
bob_theslob646 5y ago
I'm just commenting here because I want to see what happens in the future and keep you honest.

cbHXBY1D 5y ago

Instead, we saw a dog adoption boom.

aerosmile 5y ago
So true!
solidsnack9000 5y ago
It's sad that so many people get dogs and don't train with them. Watching young women get dragged along by their big working dogs is a common sight in Uptown Dallas.
thehappypm 5y ago
I adopted a dog in early March 2020, unrelated to pandemic, because my wife really wanted one. I was on the fence but really unsure about it -- we lived in a 3rd floor walkup, for one, and used to travel a lot so it didn't see like the best idea. I wish I could say it was a success story but I really haven't enjoyed it. I love the dog but as he got older he got really anti-social with people (the pandemic definitely made it harder to help solve that, sadly). A lot of "dog fun" like having your dog meet your friends, take your dog to a picnic, have your dog running around at your BBQ, just isn't in the cards for us. Taking him on walks is a challenge because he lunges and barks at people walking by. With consistent training we've gotten it under control and generally he's a happy pup but man, it was a huge commitment and a gigantic stressor.

bob_theslob646 5y ago

I'm just commenting here because I want to see what happens in the future and keep you honest.