OO I like the point of view. >Perhaps the worthwhile question is, why did people (Americans included) have babies in the first place. Rural/farmer pov it's sl

OO I like the point of view. >Perhaps the worthwhile question is, why did people (Americans included) have babies in the first place. Rural/farmer pov it's slave labour. Go feed the chickens! Urban/city pov it's slave labour. Go put out the trash! >and not somehow magically more fun. Extreme high quality toys. You would have to be a king to have this much choice and quality. You get to play with the toys of your childhood. So much more fun to be a parent today. >Was it the lack of contraception? Surely not just that, in 1970s or whatnot a typical family had maybe 1-4 children, but not like 10. People point to the 1950s as when it seemed to be easier. When yes, you had 10. Planned parenthood developed the pill in the 1950s but only widespread use in the 1960s. Contraceptives impacted the 1970s numbers. 1972: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenstadt_v._Baird https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eisenstadt_v._Baird Abortions are about that time as well. This isn't even the whole story. https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/most-estrogen-in-drinking-water-not-from-the-pill https://www.uspharmacist.com/article/most-estrogen-in-drinki... You might expect pills accidentally being flushed down the toilet for example to start showing up in water supply, but it's not statistically significant because our drinking water has so much estrogen in it already.