> through most of human history people have had kids despite wild poverty, terrible work prospects and a work-life balance that was appallingly bad and that may

> through most of human history people have had kids despite wild poverty, terrible work prospects and a work-life balance that was appallingly bad and that may actually be illegal now depending on where you live. The economics of having children is fundamentally different between societies that expect an educated workforce, and societies that do not. "Despite" might read "because of".