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Seems quite clueless to open up this article with suggesting mate search norms. The answer is birth control and deteriorating economic conditions. About half o
by jncfhnb 2y ago
Seems quite clueless to open up this article with suggesting mate search norms.
The answer is birth control and deteriorating economic conditions. About half of pregnancies are unplanned today still.
- malux85 2y agoExactly, cost of living is the primary reason I am without children
- natas 2y agoI have two kids, I'll probably work until 70 as a result (probably not different from the average retirement age in 1950s). But my point is: it is worth it.
- iluvcommunism 2y agoIt’s certainly worth it, I agree. But I literally spent my entire 20’s getting financially ready to do so, and unfortunately suffered the consequences due to that.
- jncfhnb 2y agoThat’s great. But your situation doesn’t scale to everyone’s and you’re still below replacement rate (slightly above 2).
- api 2y agoDeteriorating economic conditions is wrong. Economic conditions are fine. The problem is basically one thing: housing prices. Younger generations are better off than their parents until you include housing prices and tuition. Of the two housing prices are more significant and harder to avoid. You can skip college, go to a cheaper one, do base credits in community college, etc, but no way around housing especially with kids. If you ask young people why they delay children housing prices will be in the top three answers.
- jncfhnb 2y agoHousing prices are an economic condition…
- api 2y agoMy post was a little badly worded. What I meant was that saying "economic conditions" is not specific enough. It is mostly housing prices. High costs for college, health care, and child care are also factors but housing prices are the big one and the hardest to work around.
- Ekaros 2y agoThe economic conditions always feels weird. Aren't birth rates higher in places with worse conditions? And weren't they higher when conditions were worse?
- jncfhnb 2y agoThere’s a few dynamics at different scales. Worse conditions are associated with subsistence farming and manual labor where children are more immediately valuable. Child care tends to be easier in more rural communities. Birth control access is lower. Land and housing tends to be cheaper.
- antihipocrat 2y agoChild mortality is much higher in worse conditions as well, and having more children the increases chances that some survive.