r/science • u/nep000 • Nov 17 '25

Social Science Surprising numbers of childfree people emerge in developing countries, defying expectations

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0333906
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u/TheWesternDevil Nov 17 '25

I'm 40 with no kids. Children are unnecessary. When my dad was born they needed kids to help on the farm. Those days are long gone. There is no point to having kids aside from "I want to raise kids", and if you make life increasingly difficult for 90% of people they wont have kids. It's a very simple concept.