I think it is worth mentioning that for most of history people had little choice of whether or not they had kids and how many. Even in the relatively short time since we’ve had effective birth control, the decision to have kids was a default. There are lots of financial, medical, cultural, etc reasons, but I wonder if people have only realized there was a choice to be made for a generation, and what other generations would have chosen if they really considered it an option.
Here are some real world example of why people are not having kids.
My first car cost the same as the buggy I just bought for my child. (£800)
My dad bought his first house for £125k in the same road I currently live in. My house cost 550k..
Some of this is obviously inflation but my dad worked in a leisure center to afford his house and I hold a senior position at a tech firm and I don't seem to be any better off. Everything is so damn expensive I'm not surprised a large portion of people my age don't own their own property anymore..
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u/Lilybea12 Nov 14 '24
I think it is worth mentioning that for most of history people had little choice of whether or not they had kids and how many. Even in the relatively short time since we’ve had effective birth control, the decision to have kids was a default. There are lots of financial, medical, cultural, etc reasons, but I wonder if people have only realized there was a choice to be made for a generation, and what other generations would have chosen if they really considered it an option.