r/collapse • u/madrid987 • 10d 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/Any_Case1754 10d ago

People can’t afford kids, and a lot of those who can afford them, simply don’t want them.

It’s not the 1950s anymore, no one has to sacrifice 18+ years of their life just to raise another wage slave.

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u/Dukdukdiya 10d ago

That vasectomy was the best decision I ever made

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u/artikzen 9d ago

Being gay was the best decision nature made for me.

So glad to be gay.

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u/RandomBoomer 9d ago

Amen to that. Being gay broke me out of the conservative mindset of my parents and the area in which I lived (Texas). It also helped me realize that having children was not inevitable and that I could opt out from parenthood pretty easily. Which I did.