Comment Comment by echelon > The average person can't afford to raise a kidYes they can, they just choose not to.I think the reason people aren't having kids is that they're on their phone all the time.I'm serious. Phone use is a dopamine sink and removes pauses throughout the day otherwise spent on relationships and thinking about the future.I'm not the only person to think this.https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/405376/pronatali...Furthermore, people in past times were historically more budget-conscious and stressed than we are - yet they had lots of children. And developing nations are typically much pooerer than our lower class, yet they're also having lots of children. parent echelon 8 months ago
Yes they can, they just choose not to.
I think the reason people aren't having kids is that they're on their phone all the time.
I'm serious. Phone use is a dopamine sink and removes pauses throughout the day otherwise spent on relationships and thinking about the future.
I'm not the only person to think this.
https://www.vox.com/today-explained-podcast/405376/pronatali...
Furthermore, people in past times were historically more budget-conscious and stressed than we are - yet they had lots of children. And developing nations are typically much pooerer than our lower class, yet they're also having lots of children.