Re:Don't give up on having kids because of climate change
by grondo4 on Monday October 11, 2021 @10:09AM
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>But some else's child will not have to care for them.
Generally it's considered a burden of society to take care of their elderly. Thus 'someone else's child' will have to take care of the childless elderly in some form or another.
Re:Don't give up on having kids because of climate change
by lotsofpulp on Monday October 11, 2021 @10:23AM
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Depends on the ability of the elderly to obtain that labor. They typically have a decent amount of political power, but it is certainly possible for quality of care to decline in the event that the cost of their care rises too high.
The old person might want someone else's child to care for them. But someone else's child will not have to care for them.