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>Falling birth rates is a problem in most wealthy industrialized societies. The most fascinating part of this is that, against income, fertility is a bathtub-s
by hammock 2y ago
>Falling birth rates is a problem in most wealthy industrialized societies.
The most fascinating part of this is that, against income, fertility is a bathtub-shaped curve. The poorest and richest have the most kids, which the middle class drags the whole nation down.
I get the feeling many have this idea that the more educated /career-oriented you are, the more you delay kids or have less of them. But that is not the case, past a certain point. Look up any of your favorite elite celebrities for example and how many kids they have. They might never talk about them, but I’d bet most of who you look up have 3+
- mmiyer 2y agoI think it's the point at which you can hire a nanny - being able to offload a lot of parenting responsibilities to someone else helps.
- doctorpangloss 2y agoA lot of people can afford nannies. I think it’s more that parents want to raise their kids really well. As opposed to, “what happens, happens.” So naturally you want to do that yourself.
- forgotoldacc 2y agoThis is pure speculation, but I imagine after you attain a certain degree of wealth, you just hand the kids over to someone and give them a paycheck. Certain megabillionaires in the US have loads of kids and they're treated like goldfish. They're nice decorations for your photo ops, but otherwise, you just pay someone to visit your house and feed them a couple times a day. And it doesn't matter whether you have 1 or 12 because they're all fed at once anyways.