Re:The economics of all-you-can-eat buffets
by rayiner on Friday December 08, 2023 @12:54PM
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The one child policy was only ended in 2016. Several generations grew up under it, changing the culture significantly. That’s been true in all Asian countries.
> People just don't want to have big families, and now that they have a choice, they don't.
But “choice” is individualism! There are American subcultures that are more educated and affluent than average, like Muslims and Mormons, that have much higher fertility rates than average. And that’s because those cultures exert strong social pressures to conform to expectations about family life instead of leaving it to choice.
> People just don't want to have big families, and now that they have a choice, they don't.
But “choice” is individualism! There are American subcultures that are more educated and affluent than average, like Muslims and Mormons, that have much higher fertility rates than average. And that’s because those cultures exert strong social pressures to conform to expectations about family life instead of leaving it to choice.