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You're expecting the same result from this complete system shutdown followed by tentative reworking as from a temporary system shutdown caused by a bad snowstor
by musingsole 5y ago
You're expecting the same result from this complete system shutdown followed by tentative reworking as from a temporary system shutdown caused by a bad snowstorm or government shutdown.
In reality, it seems the existential dread of the past couple years has suppressed birthrates whereas a temporary shutdown in the past similarly leaves couples with a lot of boredom but -- critically -- not concerned about the overall wellbeing of their world.
- alistairSH 5y agoExactly. The couples who did have kids all had them timed to coincide with the very first weeks of lockdown, before we all knew this thing was going to last for years. And obviously not enough of them to offset decreased rates through the rest of the year. And likely just regional/economic - I'm in an upper-middle class neighborhood and most people were able to work remotely and avoid the worst of the economic uncertainty. Without the numbers, I would have said there was a snowstorm effect. With the numbers, there obviously wasn't.