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Re:Sperm counts are declining. Scientists have pinpointed th... by bluGill on Thursday April 27, 2023 @09:20PM (#35736490)
Go to your local historical farm and look at what people used to live in. Or find a documentary on YouTube about any area where people still live in mud huts, tents, or other tiny houses. They manage to raise kids .
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Re:Sperm counts are declining. Scientists have pinpointed th... by medvezhenok on Thursday April 27, 2023 @11:09PM (#35737075)
You would be reported to CPS for doing some of the things that parents used to let their kids do in the 1950s. The standard for raising children has changed quite a bit.

National statistics indicate that 1 in 3 children will have CPS called on them during their childhood.

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Re:Sperm counts are declining. Scientists have pinpointed th... by denkmoon on Friday April 28, 2023 @12:24AM (#35737461)
Just "managing" is not particularly inspiring. I can have a very comfortable life without raising a family, or I can have a life of "managing to raise kids".
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Re:Sperm counts are declining. Scientists have pinpointed th... by midoridensha on Friday April 28, 2023 @03:41AM (#35738597)
That's exactly the conundrum, and why birth rates are so low.

In the past, people were happy to (or did it because of social expectations or lack of contraceptives) "manage to raise kids".

Nowadays, people expect and even demand a "very comfortable life". The two aren't really compatible for most people except very high earners.

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