▲ 35 ▼ As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges (www.mprnews.org) submitted 1 year ago by dumples@midwest.social to c/degrowth@slrpnk.net 19 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] themutedtrumpet@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 year ago (2 children) I always wanted children. I can’t afford one. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dumples@midwest.social [S] 5 points 1 year ago We planning on our first and I am unsure if we can afford one. Still trying anyhow and just going to struggle I guess. If we could frame the "population crisis" as this cost of living crisis and parental support this could be a change. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* Same, the most I can afford is a gun to kms when I can't work anymore. It really feels like the human experiment is coming to a close. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dumples@midwest.social [S] 5 points 1 year ago We planning on our first and I am unsure if we can afford one. Still trying anyhow and just going to struggle I guess. If we could frame the "population crisis" as this cost of living crisis and parental support this could be a change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* Same, the most I can afford is a gun to kms when I can't work anymore. It really feels like the human experiment is coming to a close. permalink fedilink source parent