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The good news is that childbirth rates are plummeting in the majority of the world, despite desperate efforts to encourage them upwards. It turns out that, giv
by BobaFloutist 3y ago
The good news is that childbirth rates are plummeting in the majority of the world, despite desperate efforts to encourage them upwards.
It turns out that, given education, opportunity, and choice, women want an average of far under 2 children.
- DontchaKnowit 3y agoUhh no. Women are more likely having less children because economies are increasingly integrating them into the workforce and there isnt time or money for it.
- FartyMcFarter 3y agoThat's not incompatible with the post you replied to.
- DontchaKnowit 3y agoYeah it is, "given choice" Many arent.
- wakawaka28 3y agoChildbirth rates plummeting is not good news. People want to have kids and they just can't afford it, or they are too self-absorbed to make the necessary sacrifices. Sudden drops in birth rates will cause severe hardships for everyone. >It turns out that, given education, opportunity, and choice, women want an average of far under 2 children. Given an endless stream of propaganda against traditional values, conditioning to be too picky, conditioning to be afraid of childbirth itself, conditioning to despise men, and conditioning to seek jobs that are not amenable to long-term relationships or child rearing, women are not having enough kids. It is a disaster for our civilization. I know a lot of smart/successful guys who can't find women who want to have kids. There are many other factors in play too but I think this is an engineered catastrophe. We obviously shouldn't continue with exploding populations but few of the armchair technocrats who agree with the direction of things have really understood how bad it is.