When people say it’s more expensive, what they really mean is that the burden of fiat and debt slavery has cost them so much time that they couldn’t properly raise multiple children.
Having time for children is the most important cost of being a parent, and with both the man and woman being essentially required to work 40 hours to keep the fiat wheels turning, time has become very scarce.
If you’re frugal and can have one parent stay at home, having many children is still 100% as possible as it ever was. Someone just needs to be able to commit their time⚡️