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Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c... by WarOnPrivacy on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @06:15PM (#39282227)
> when people are getting rich, they prefer to have less kids.

People are also having less kids because they are too poor. It's hard to pair off in an economy where 4 typical incomes are needed to make basic bills.

I know young people who aren't dating because there's presently no point. They aren't in the minority who earn enough to pay for half a household - nevertheless afford children.

Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c... by williamcotton on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:49PM (#39283498)
Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c... by defrost on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @08:57PM (#39283544)
Which in itself is a good argument to raise the standard of living from the bottom upwards .. below some ceiling of per capita consumption that exceeds current planet capacity to endure.
Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c... by melagonster on Tuesday February 06, 2024 @10:43PM (#39284218)
when society rich enough, the only way can let people want more kids is offer economic help. so this is not a pure linear relationship.
Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c... by WarOnPrivacy on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @09:14AM (#39288791)
> Uh, poor people have way more kids:

Not in a wealthy country like the US they aren't.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/562541/birth-rate-by-pov...

Poor people get the burdens of a rich economy (ex: increasingly complex living) but have far fewer resources to offset them.

Re:The world is awful. The world is much better. The world c... by Ajedi32 on Wednesday February 07, 2024 @11:10AM (#39290268)
The graph you linked directly contradicts your comment.