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I feel like with automation of work, people would have more kids than they already do. They’d have more time to raise them, less concerns about resources or the

I feel like with automation of work, people would have more kids than they already do. They’d have more time to raise them, less concerns about resources or their future.

mattnewton 3y ago
People have always hoped for that but it doesn’t materialize, the opposite effect does as societies mechanize. Part of the reason I think is that the value of labor magnified by automation is higher, so the opportunity cost of not working more is higher as you mechanize more!