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I think kids require more energy than the average 60-year-old has to spend. If the solution to that is then to just have the state look over the kids, then why
by brvsft 3y ago
I think kids require more energy than the average 60-year-old has to spend. If the solution to that is then to just have the state look over the kids, then why bother messing with fertility? Just clone the children, or cook them up in vats and incubators. Enabling 60-year-olds to birth children seems like a pointless endeavor that will cause just as many problems as any other solution that's an apparent affront to nature/god/whatever.
- thriftwy 3y agoA family of two 60-year old middle class, stable income citizens owning a home have way more resources to have a baby than a 25 yo upstart young women with no home or spouse. They may hire a part time assistant for the first two years and it becomes pretty easy later on. Even single grannies of that age can host a kindergarden or school age kids for a prolonged period of time. A lot of people even today are mostly raised by their grannies.
- Arainach 3y agoA 60 year old having a child implies being 78 by the time the child reaches adulthood. That has seriously negative effects on parent/child relationships. Do you want parents worrying about breaking hips when chasing kids around or playing catch? Raising a child does not become easy after 2 years. It still requires the majority of your time and energy - energy that is in decreasing supply as you age.
- thriftwy 3y agoHow is that principially different from your granny worrying about breaking hips? You can play catch with your brother who is 15 years older and your sister who is 30 years older will haul you around. Grannies raise children just fine, and if the family is complete they can do it indefinitely.