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Great post, until this: > And as children get viewed as a selfish luxury What country / culture? Surely, no one is saying that in any country that I know
by throwaway2037 2y ago
Great post, until this:
> And as children get viewed as a selfish luxury
What country / culture? Surely, no one is saying that in any country that I know well.
- llm_nerd 2y agoIn much of the West the ability to have children is economically or logistically (e.g. a career that would fall apart if they had kids) out of reach for many [1], leading many to perceive it as a selfish luxury. A "must be nice" kind of thing. e.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=children+a+luxury+item https://www.google.com/search?q=children+a+luxury+item With this comes the perspective that every downside parents enjoy is earned if not poetically satisfying. It is amazing how absolutely without sympathy -- instead holding smug satisfaction -- people are if a parent faces obstacles. [1] Obviously there are exceptions and different situations exist in different cultures and socioeconomic settings.
- throwaway2037 2y agoUh what? Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, the Balkans, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece: Absolutely false. Same in Japan, Korea, Taiwan. Edit I forgot: ALL of Latin America: False, children are treated as a blessing!