News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on The global fertility rate is falling. Parent comment

Re:The global fertility rate is falling by fastball on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @03:43AM (#23842374)
Part of the beauty of being human is the capacity to not do things just because our forebears did them too.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:The global fertility rate is falling by kunai on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @04:02AM (#23842480)
Someone once told me that tradition just consists of the personality quirks of our ancestors.

I don't necessarily agree with it in the majority of instances but it was eye-opening. The line between tradition/superstition is thin.

[ Parent | on HN ]