Why do you think people hesitate to have children?
Discussion
Probably a mix of fear and self absorption
Could it be economic?
Only marginally imo
History shows that birth rates plunge in periods of economic hardship.
Hardship, or inequality?
I know it's not easy to distinguish this two thing, but I think that inequality means that poor people generally have less control over life choices
If everyone's equally poor, my hunch is that we'd see more children
Theyβre both relative to the society and era.
When there was more absolute poverty prior to the industrial revolution, families were much bigger, especially for wealthier families. However, even poorer families had many more children but only about half reached adulthood. Children provided labour in agricultural societies and also took care of elderly parents.
Barring specific confirmatory evidence, fear and self-absorption as you put it are just as likely to be effects as causes of low birth rates.
That same argument is often used by people to dismiss any argument they don't understand.
I'm not saying it's what's happening with you now of course π; I'm just saying that it's not convincing to everyone
Before telling someone to start a family, or indeed any other advice, have you asked yourself if you're the first person to have told them to do that?
In a variety of debates, I can't really blame people for making bad arguments, but I blame people for making arguments that they know I've heard 100 times before π
You should repeat the truth as often as necessary
About five years ago, society regularly told me to sell by Bitcoin π.
(Deliberate) repetition might have the opposite effect, hardening positions
Epstein was a Mossad agent
Out country is being occupied by powerful and influential people loyal to a foreign state.
Like that? π
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