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People did not fear having kids in the middle of world wars, famines, genocides etc. My guess it is not fear of climate crisis but fear of responsibility + desi
by tlear 5y ago
People did not fear having kids in the middle of world wars, famines, genocides etc. My guess it is not fear of climate crisis but fear of responsibility + desire to spend money on themselves + ability to choose due to contraceptives.
Is it not interesting that we are witnessing the biggest selection filter/pressure in human population since smallpox and black death? It is not purely genetic this time though, there is a huge cultural component, societies that do not breed do not survive.
- Invictus0 5y ago> People did not fear having kids in the middle of world wars, famines, genocides etc. Hmm, well that is completely and utterly wrong... Decrease in births during Irish famine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3542599/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3542599/ Decrease in births during WW1: https://ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapters/dwindling-birth-rates-during-first-world-war https://ww1.habsburger.net/en/chapters/dwindling-birth-rates... Decrease in Uighur birth rate right now: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/extreme-drop-in-xinjiang-birth-rate-amid-claims-of-uighur-genocide-7smt8wclc https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/extreme-drop-in-xinjiang-...
- throwaway6734 5y agoOne of these things is not like the other.
- tacocataco 5y agoI remember reading recently that Ireland finally reached pre famine population levels. Found the article: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/ireland-population-surpasses-5m-for-first-time-since-1851 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/31/ireland-popula...
- blacktriangle 5y agoYep, it's not fear of climate change, its fear of giving up on Tinder.