Re:What I did at Recurse Center
by LoFiSamurai on Monday September 28, 2026 @04:04PM
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> Birth rates declining is a sign of increased incomes, because people can afford entertainment, and prefer to consume it over having kids
This is a ridiculous take.
> 99% of the population gets poorer everyday and can feel it.
Absolutely not true in the US. What did happen is that poor people's incomes vastly increased since 2019, while upper middle class incomes stagnated.
It may of course be true in some countries.
> Or that can't afford kids at all.
Birth rates declining is a sign of increased incomes, because people can afford entertainment, and prefer to consume it over having kids, which are kind of a bummer and mean you can't have fun for the next 18 years.