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I don't think so, their kids are not robots that can be programmed, they will still choose based on if/when they think they're able to provide for kids. It'd t
by dotnet00 3y ago
I don't think so, their kids are not robots that can be programmed, they will still choose based on if/when they think they're able to provide for kids.
It'd take regression back to a society where women are considered to have no value outside of being child factories, for parents to be able to indoctrinate their kids into reproducing with no concern for how good of a life they can actually give those kids.
- swells34 3y agoI'm seeing quite a few comments here that hint they'd like to see exactly that, a regression back to "the good old days".
- amenhotep 3y agoI'm glad someone else sees it, the undercurrent of natalist nutjobs on this site weirds the hell out of me when these threads pop up.
- mxkopy 3y agoOn a less extreme note I do think parents can instill less individualistic/materialistic/extractive ideals in their children; I think these things - more the socio than the economic - are the main drivers of lower birth rates as evidenced by the fact that even rich people aren’t having kids. It could also simply be lead poisoning