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Depends on if one values quality of life for the children, in my opinion. Birthing lots of kids into circumstances that are easily turned desperate seems undesi
by kitsunesoba 4y ago
Depends on if one values quality of life for the children, in my opinion. Birthing lots of kids into circumstances that are easily turned desperate seems undesirable in my eyes, particularly if we're aiming for a society composed of mentally healthy adults.
- rayiner 4y agoI would be shocked if Americans were “mentally healthier” than say Indians or Chinese. Living in a world of physical limits rather than endless possibilities has a way of focusing the mind.
- kitsunesoba 4y agoAs an American I think our mental health, at least among millennials and gen Z is generally in shambles, largely thanks to financial stress. We have a lot of depressed young people feeling like there is no bright future to strive for and that they're going to be working some menial job until the day they die.
- tptacek 4y agoThat would be an argument in favor of us having sharply better mental health than Indian and Chinese people.
- rayiner 4y ago> We have a lot of depressed young people feeling like there is no bright future to strive for and that they're going to be working some menial job until the day they die. I agree that stress about this eventuality is the root of a lot of mental health issues. But I would say the problem is actually that recent generations have been socialized into thinking that the average person can expect any more than that. A blessing Indians and Chinese have is being free of that socialization.