@ivoted-5489
Here’s a huge problem: People used to be able to pass on their gains to their children. Now, their kids have to use every last asset to pay for long term care. It’s evil what that industry has become; overpriced death factories.
@skinfluithero4885
Can’t have kids if you can barely take care of yourself financially
@BestOpinionHaver
One of the core issues is population is collapsing in the parts of the world that can actually sustain a growth while its growing in the parts of the world that arent self-sufficient.
@phillB
Honestly, I tried to seek out less populated areas because I prefer space around me. Less population would mean less competition for resources. That’s a win-win in my mind.
@dirtycommie2877
When people can afford to start families, they will. When people can afford to house and feed those families, they will. Like it's not rocket science.
@Haudidau
I understand that it would be good for the world to have children but it would not be good for the individual. Thumbs up if you are childless!
@rovert1284
Perhaps if the population shrinks dramatically we might place a high value on each other. Personally I think humans could do fine at a quarter of the population with good living standards and education. A lot of the work we do will be replaced by robotics/AI etc. We just need to think about progress being made by increasing levels of happiness and living standards. Instead we seem to focus on making the few wealthier.
@TagiukGold
The question isn't "what is the right number of people on earth" the question is "what is the best proportion of the total population for each age range".
@insylem
With the damage humans do to the eco system i see this as a good thing.
@Buslowicz
I am a father of 2 sons, planning with my wife to have another baby in a year or two (hopefully a girl <3 ). What people don't often think about when planning a 3rd kid (or even more!) is even as simple thing as a car: how to fit 3 child seats in most cars? Usually there are just 2 ISOFIX mounts on the sides of back seat, and there is almost no room between them for an average person, not to mention another child seat. Aside of that there are other issues many people are afraid, even to plan a first kid. In Poland, for few years now we have a huge problem if a woman is diagnosed to have a very sick baby. Before they could ask for termination, but now even if the baby will have 100% chance of dying right after being born, you can't terminate it. And yes, I am aware we can still call it killing a baby, but as unfair as it sounds, sometimes it's better than living in pain. That means women often give up on having babies just because they are afraid that if they have a baby they will have to take care of till the end of their lives, they won't be able to do anything about it, and especially won't be able to have normal healthy kids because of lack of time. Aside of that there are multiple other, mostly financial issues, that are a blocker for more than 1 or 2 kids at most and until governments start doing something serious about it, we won't convince too many to have more than 1 or 2 kids.
@laurentdavid2147
In France we have a decline of "local" population and an increase of global population due to migration and children of first generation migrants. At the same time, we have laws that didn't exist 50 years ago, that prevent the construction of new buildings on most places for whatever reason. As a consequence housing prices are at an all time high, and many Frenchmen, including from the "local" population really strugle to pay rents.I heard that in the mid XIVth century,French population suddenly declined by 30% or more, and that survivors felt very rich because they had all the housing and agricultural land they needed at very cheap prices. As I understand there was really no issues because of the corresponding very negative grows. So my question is, wouldn't we be quite happy, and also richer, without any growth and/or migration ?
@scrappyquilter102
"Having more children", merely feeds the existing financial system where the rich get richer. Having more children does not make housing cheaper, or jobs pay better. It does not improve the standard of living or the quality of life. Intuitively we women know it would be irresponsible to bring children into the world when we cannot even afford to put a roof over our own heads. Every child born should be cherished and loved. The world is already overflowing with unwanted children.
@davidfinch4778
When family farms were the norm, children were economic assets. With urbanization, children are expensive. The drop in birthrates is mostly a matter of simple economics.
@davewheatley
I don't buy China's population numbers. I don't think it ever got to 1.4 Billion. They've had a 1-child policy since 1985, and the births per woman now is 1.6. So. Over the last 40 years, they've had 4 grandparents die but only 2 babies born. The population is shrinking! Their GDP is lies as well. They say their economy grows every single year, but they've had a housing market (33% of GDP) collapse of 25% so that's -8% to GDP. A stock market collapse, a banking collapse, a manufacturing collapse. Yet, a continual rise in GDP?!? Don't buy it.
@justinleemiller
Rich women are not having children either. It ain’t just the money.
@ren2704
45 years old, never married, no kids, no siblings, never found a partner... too old for this now. I know plenty of people like me and our government is happy because it will inherit all our assets....
@djb20251
This is where I understand why China had the 2 children rule. Overpopulation is one of main problem's of the world
@Tripperchris
In my home country, Denmark, we have very good maternity and paternity leaves - 9 months with 80 % of your salary being provided by the state. Also our system with rather cheap nurseries and kindergartens. Lately, our prime minister has announced that artificial insemination is going to be free of charge. Such conditions are more or less the same for the Nordic countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland and for the populations of Greenland and the Faroe Islands (in a union with Denmark). The problem in our wealthy societies is that many more young people compared to the past are so scared about the future with climate changes, pollution and war that they don't want to have children.
@friedbrainz7998
In Australia we had a $5000 baby bonus. Now, we have a generation of kids who weren't even raised because the parents only did it for the money. Families need a leg up, but paying Families to have children is not a solution.
@TwoBitDaVinci