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I agree with what you said about the birth rate. That's a legitimate concern. A society that can't sustain itself over time is not a successful society. But ma
by mikem170 3y ago
I agree with what you said about the birth rate. That's a legitimate concern. A society that can't sustain itself over time is not a successful society.
But maybe weed/booze/porn/etc are symptoms of a problem, and not root causes. Fighting the symptoms might not help the problem.
For example, compared to several generations ago modern life is alienating in many ways. We have many new conveniences, but also many new things to stress about. The typical adult today, especially those of child bearing age, may have moved for work, doesn't spend much time with their neighbors, is consuming internet and mass media all day, might not have a best friend, lives paycheck to paycheck, might have a lot of student loan debt, kids are expensive, houses and cars and food are expensive, divorce is expensive, the American Dream ain't what it used to be, etc.
Drugs are an escape for many people, something to ease their suffering, boredom, or stress. Not the cause.
If the economic and social milieu that is modern life are the problem no amount of prudence when it comes to marijuana will fix the birth rate.
- mikem170 3y agoI forgot dual income families. That's huge. There's a lot of people in that situation. If they have the money for kids, they don't have the time.