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Re:Third of Japan's 18-year-olds women may never have childr... by cheradenine_uk on Thursday August 31, 2023 @01:14PM (#37340540)
> It feels like for all its faults, the global West has values worth preserving for the future, and that involves, well, going through with it and making babies.

As someone childfree by choice, I care about the preservation of the global west for, at most, the next 40 years.

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Re:Third of Japan's 18-year-olds women may never have childr... by rich_sasha on Thursday August 31, 2023 @03:02PM (#37342145)
Fair enough.

Continuing on the thread of my argument, you could argue that in 30-40 years time your reliance on the society and any shared values will be very high - possibly at its highest in your life (though of course I'm just guessing, I know nothing about you). And elderly care seems to be among the most commonly outsourced. So even having a fixed horizon of caring doesn't invalidate the argument.

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