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Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by skwirl on Thursday December 01, 2022 @05:24PM (#33823840)
The fertility rate today in the United States is inversely correlated with income. The effects are not minor, either. As far as I'm aware, there's not much subsistence farming going on in the United States.
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Re:Sperm counts worldwide are plummeting faster than we thought by oneoff786 on Thursday December 01, 2022 @06:16PM (#33824426)
They are inversely correlated, yes, but the absolute levels of fertility American poor vs subsistence farming poor are much lower.

It’s possible for the poorest people to have more kids than anyone while economic pressures also lower birth rates across the board.

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