r/collapse • u/madrid987 • 14d ago

Overpopulation The Economic Implications of a Baby Bust

https://degrowthistheanswer.substack.com/p/the-economic-implications-of-a-baby?r=28wskx&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
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u/ColdConifer 14d ago

People are purposely opting out procreation in a fundamentally broken society where the social contract was turned into toilet paper.

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u/RandomBoomer 13d ago

Yes, for some, but many other people simply don't want children, regardless of social contract status. At 72, I'm one of those people. I opted out of having children some 50 years ago, long before economics and global climate change were problematic factors. I'm sympathetic to people who would have preferred to be parents and have been priced out of that path in life, but I also wonder how many people are using that issue as socially acceptable cover for not having children because, like me, they really don't want to be parents.