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It's the same in Sweden. My friends and I are all a couple of years passed the age our parents were when they had us. Out of 7 people who have SO's in my social
by krippe 3y ago
It's the same in Sweden. My friends and I are all a couple of years passed the age our parents were when they had us.
Out of 7 people who have SO's in my social circle, 0 have children. Why? Because they simply don't have the room. The housing market in Stockholm is insane, and even though most earn above average (most are in tech) they can only afford tiny 1BR apartments. Trying to raise a kid in such a place would be impossible.
Unless you want to move out into cheaper areas, that these days are plagued by high-crime and is no real environment for a kid anyway, you're SoL.
Sure, one could move away from Stockholm into smaller towns up north, but then your career will suffer. Also not something most are willing to consider just as they've gotten a foothold in their respective careers.
The next couple of decades are going to be real interesting, and I don't mean that in a good way...
- nemo44x 3y agoWhat I don't understand is that native people who make a good income rationalize that they can't afford kids but yet in the same country there are many non-native people that earn considerably less that continue have children at extremely high birthrates. So why does the group that earns a lot of money claim they are incapable of supporting a family and the group that earns very little actually support a large family, in the same country?
- navane 3y agoMaybe the non-native people that earn less see their future brighter, whereas the native group with good income sees their future darker. When you come from nothing its easier to give your kids a better future than you had. Some animals don't breed in captivity. Some human populations also didn't breed because they were in captivity. Even though people have it better number wise, it's still possible to feel trapped.