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Granted people make choices for all sorts of personal reasons. I’m not denying that. But if we step back and look at the broader picture, something bigger is going on. Birth rates are falling in almost every modern country that has widespread internet, media, and constant exposure to cultural messaging. When most of the developed world is below replacement at the same time, it’s hard to ignore the possibility that society is shaping attitudes on a large scale. So if it isn’t some form of collective influence or cultural conditioning (brainwashing) what else explains the global decline in your opinion?
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Turtlesallthewaydown⚡️ 1mo ago

In one word: Incentives.

There are many reasons historically, people used to have children and often, many children.

1. Labour - many hands make light work

2. Legacy

3. Old age care plan

4. High testosterone levels

5. Absence of other entertainment/distraction

6. Low infant mortality

1. no longer needed (AI, robots, other basic tech like dishwashers and washing machines)

2. Wonderfully and Sadly with the internet people can leave a permanent mark or stain of themselves on this planet into eternity without having children.

3. The breakdown of the family plus care facilities make this redundant.

4. Need I say more. Easy times + toxic food + sedentary lifestyles drop testosterone levels to a fraction of historical norms.

5. Convenient distractions combined with low testosterone, need I say more.

6. Spares are no longer needed.

I’m sure many other points could be added here but I’m out of time.

Final thoughts, don’t try to convince others to have children. There is a process of natural selection at play here.

There is 1 thing every human on this planet has in common, our ancestors were survivors. This same comment will hold true, thousands of generations from now.

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