Lots of things are driving women to have fewer children. It’s very hard to identify real motives when virtue signaling muddies the waters, confusing even ourselves. Who wants to admit to themselves that their reasons are primarily over personal wealth, time and independence?
I’m not saying that concern over bringing children into a harsher world doesn’t play a role, but I’ve been unimpressed with researchers taking survey responses at face value.
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I can well imagine that this is a mayor factor for some. My kids are teenies meanwhile but I am also worried about their future. One scenario: In the end it might be a world of geo-engineering where the most powerful countries make sure that the weather in their region gets locally optimized with enormous efforts while the other countries go to hell. And this will just be a temporary fix because ocean acidification and other dramatic changes will just go on.
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Lots of things are driving women to have fewer children. It’s very hard to identify real motives when virtue signaling muddies the waters, confusing even ourselves. Who wants to admit to themselves that their reasons are primarily over personal wealth, time and independence?
I’m not saying that concern over bringing children into a harsher world doesn’t play a role, but I’ve been unimpressed with researchers taking survey responses at face value.
I can well imagine that this is a mayor factor for some. My kids are teenies meanwhile but I am also worried about their future. One scenario: In the end it might be a world of geo-engineering where the most powerful countries make sure that the weather in their region gets locally optimized with enormous efforts while the other countries go to hell. And this will just be a temporary fix because ocean acidification and other dramatic changes will just go on.