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[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 months ago (18 children)

The reason why people aren't having kids anymore isn't because of abortion, its because: wages are decreasing (accounting for inflation), the cost of living is skyrocketing (yes even accounting for inflation), the cost of owning a home is now far too much for young people, people are working longer and more stressful hours in worse jobs for worse bosses, public areas have been destroyed leading to less in person interaction, online dating is toxic, the internet has given people heightened expectations, an unresolved mental health crisis, and people are finally becoming responsible enough to understand that you shouldn't have kids you cant afford.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Poland has super strict abortion bans in 2021. Wait until 2035 to see that place turn into a shithole

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I have a modest proposal.

Let’s all just skip a generation and no one have kids this time. We can easily start having kids again later with a nice clean slate.

Good idea, right?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

let kids be kids. when you force kids to be parents, you are stealing their childhood. all you have to do is explain "sex" in bits and pieces, when it's appropriate, and eventually they're ready for the anatomy explanations and maybe you can help soften the trauma of puberty.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago

It's almost like if people are able to mature enough to make an informed choice, they get a choice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

EVERYBODY is mad!!!!

[–] [email protected] 47 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

well that is because shareholders are wetting their pants realizing that with low birth rates they are losing both slaves and customers. Well, jokes on them, it is because of the shitty world they spearheaded (and that we followed)

[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

That person and the author of the article obviously suck at reading/understanding graphs. Teen pregnancies did not have a high enough percentage (and it’s good that it went down).

Also, how do you miss the drop in the age range 20 - 24 and the rise in the age ranges above 30. It’s even indicated in the title to “40 is the new 20”.

This is indicative of a bad economy. I bet if you add a graph showing the rise in rent, you will see an inverse correlation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Not much of a bet, really. More of a fact.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

I bet if you add a graph showing the rise in rent, you will see an inverse correlation.

Or about inequality of income.

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