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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by j7ake on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:52AM (#35973203)
That kid though will want to have their own family, and on goes the cycle.
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Re:The U.S. birth rate has fallen by 20% since 2007 by usui on Wednesday May 17, 2023 @05:54AM (#35973218)
But then what about the golden example the OP mentions? What was going to happen in that case? Were most children just born into indentured servitude and everything they produced was pure profit for the elders? Surely a good percentage of them wanted to have their own family and leave, or wanted some kind of compensation. The set of possible outcomes seems the same.
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