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Oh no, not a better job market, more available housing, and less pollution! What a catastrophy!
Flippancy aside, of course birth rates are declining. Of course constant expansion isn't sustainable. The systemic gluttony of capitalism literally cannot go on forever, and the faster we slow it down the better. It's a cancer on our species and our planet. If we want to continue to exist in any capacity we need to get it under control, and that's going to require reconsidering things like constant market growth and never letting the population fall.
Good for them. Enjoy your life, save money without having to work more, and preserve your sanity.
Kids are overrated.
This article fails to address one of the main causes I see people list for not having kids. It's, "Is it okay for me to bring a kid into a world this fucked up?"
A lot of young people are deeply certain that they're going to have to live through an ecological collapse and climate disasters. Why would they want to have a child, and be constantly faced with the fact that their kid is going to have a worse life than them. That their grandkids may not know what seasons were like?
It's also so ridiculously expensive now. It's not worth it.
I always wanted children.
I can’t afford one.
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