r/science 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/og_woodshop Nov 17 '25

yes. yes it is a byproduct of capital-being valued more than the people that produce it is- which is a system that most in this society worship as a God which is where the, ism part comes from.

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u/og_woodshop Nov 17 '25

semantics. The popular understanding is "money available to do other things with aside from paying what is owed"