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> The root cause behind this is childlessness. That is the current narrative being pushed by conservatives. All our problems are due to selfish individuals no

> The root cause behind this is childlessness. That is the current narrative being pushed by conservatives. All our problems are due to selfish individuals not having children. I suppose we can blame inflation too on all those child less dual income families as well? I mean if they had less money they wouldn't be able to buy up all the things and prices would be lower for everyone right?

anon291 4y ago
I'm actually not making any value judgement. It's an observation. One of the effects of fewer children is that companies that previously marketed towards children, now market mostly towards adults that are still able to live out their childhood fantasies. onestly, when it comes to families, I actually think this is a good thing, because Disney, MLB, etc, are terrible organizations that don't deserve much support. Disney happily kowtows to China's every whim, and its new content is ultimately not that great (save for a select few films). Professional sports has ruined our education system in this country (school-to-pro-sports pipeline), that disproportionately affects minority males, who are encouraged to spend more time attempting to achieve a dream that they are unlikely to (making a sports team) and little time doing those things that will almost certainly help them in life.
- cptskippy 4y ago
  > One of the effects of fewer children is that companies that previously marketed towards children, now market mostly towards adults that are still able to live out their childhood fantasies. Companies aren't shifting focus away from Children so much as they're expanding their focus beyond them. While the birth rate in the US has been in decline since the early 70s, the population and the number of children has largely grown. It's really only in the last 5-10 years that we've seen a decline in the number of children. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-17.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-17.pdf The reason you see companies like Disney expanding into China and abroad is because they're chasing growth, not due to decline. The market always demands growth.

anon291 4y ago

I'm actually not making any value judgement. It's an observation. One of the effects of fewer children is that companies that previously marketed towards children, now market mostly towards adults that are still able to live out their childhood fantasies. onestly, when it comes to families, I actually think this is a good thing, because Disney, MLB, etc, are terrible organizations that don't deserve much support. Disney happily kowtows to China's every whim, and its new content is ultimately not that great (save for a select few films). Professional sports has ruined our education system in this country (school-to-pro-sports pipeline), that disproportionately affects minority males, who are encouraged to spend more time attempting to achieve a dream that they are unlikely to (making a sports team) and little time doing those things that will almost certainly help them in life.

cptskippy 4y ago
> One of the effects of fewer children is that companies that previously marketed towards children, now market mostly towards adults that are still able to live out their childhood fantasies. Companies aren't shifting focus away from Children so much as they're expanding their focus beyond them. While the birth rate in the US has been in decline since the early 70s, the population and the number of children has largely grown. It's really only in the last 5-10 years that we've seen a decline in the number of children. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-17.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr70/nvsr70-17.pdf The reason you see companies like Disney expanding into China and abroad is because they're chasing growth, not due to decline. The market always demands growth.