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Won't someone please think of the boomers?! (poptalk.scrubbles.tech)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to c/childfree@lemmy.world

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[–] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

The parts of the world with the most population growth are generally also the poorest. Richer countries have fewer children, and within those countries richer people have fewer children.

I'm not saying that your concerns about your quality of life are invalid or that they aren't the reason you personally don't want children, but they don't explain this general phenomenon.

[–] demuxen@lemmy.world 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Kids are a retirement strategy in poorer countries, they are the opposite in richer ones.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org -3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In which country?

[–] demuxen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Retirement strategy?

China, India, Syria...