> Even the ones that really want kids simply cannot afford to have one, because the price of living is simply absurd.
Perhaps the price of living to which you are accustomed to is absurd.
> I'm extremely fortunate to be working at a large tech company and I have good money, but even with my income having a kid would be financially ruinous for us.
Would it though? Couples having been raising children with much less for millennia.
> Daycare costs alone are ludicrous, somewhere in the region of 2000-3000 euros PER MONTH.
Children have a lot of economies of scale. If one spouse stays home to watch them, that covers as many kids as you have.
Spending time with grandparents is also common. This is both cost effective and facilitates generational knowledge and culture transfer.
Perhaps the price of living to which you are accustomed to is absurd.
> I'm extremely fortunate to be working at a large tech company and I have good money, but even with my income having a kid would be financially ruinous for us.
Would it though? Couples having been raising children with much less for millennia.
> Daycare costs alone are ludicrous, somewhere in the region of 2000-3000 euros PER MONTH.
Children have a lot of economies of scale. If one spouse stays home to watch them, that covers as many kids as you have.
Spending time with grandparents is also common. This is both cost effective and facilitates generational knowledge and culture transfer.