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> Anecdata: My grandpa had 9 kids. When asked for the reason, he would say that in his times there was no TV. You realize this is of course a joke? Every count
by throw_xxx_rated 4y ago
> Anecdata: My grandpa had 9 kids. When asked for the reason, he would say that in his times there was no TV.
You realize this is of course a joke? Every country in the world decreases birthrate as their socio-economic stability increases, because in part they no longer have to rely on having lots of kids to take care of them when they are old.
The rest of your comment goes almost exactly against the story that is linked? That is about how technology is making it a lot easier for people to connect in person?
It frustrates me that this thoughtless conservatism goes unchallenged on HN.
- DaSHacka 4y ago> It frustrates me that this thoughtless conservatism goes unchallenged on HN. I don't think this is some thoughtless conservative belief, but rather one that's bringing up how everything primarily being online nowadays is causing less in-person communication than ever. I mean with fewer people having sex each year, it makes sense to suspect the things that have changed between the generations that didn't have this issue and the ones that now do.