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I think this is an overall good move, and very much support it, but many countries with better work-life balance and robust support for new parents still see de
by lordleft 2y ago
I think this is an overall good move, and very much support it, but many countries with better work-life balance and robust support for new parents still see declining birth rates....I can't help but think that a decline in fertility rates is as much about values -- what the point of life itself is, and how much it should be bound up in what we call the family -- as it is about the material conditions surrounding the act of child-rearing.
- pinkmuffinere 2y agoI don’t necessarily disagree with you that values are more impactful, but personally I think it’s very difficult/nearly impossible to intentionally steer a culture’s values. Do you think there is anything procedural/structural that could be impactful for declining birth rates?
- makeitdouble 2y agoWe'd totally be OK with "mistakenly" improving work/like balance and then earnestly try to find other solutions to the birth rate problem. Otherwise I don't think there's a single unique solution. No having a miserable life is probably a good firth step that enables more advanced and varied measures.