Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says
by lmm on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @02:47AM
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> Many still have the desire, but today have the choice to walk away from that desire in order to pursue a career, or to just live life in a different way.
I'd say in that case they don't have the desire. They may want children all else being equal, but they don't want to put in what it would cost them to have children. Otherwise they would.
Re:World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says
by lmm on Tuesday June 10, 2025 @11:10PM
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I'm not claiming that desire is zero, just that it's below replacement rate. Just like if the desire for cake isn't enough to sustain a bakery in my neighbourhood.
I'd say in that case they don't have the desire. They may want children all else being equal, but they don't want to put in what it would cost them to have children. Otherwise they would.