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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (49 children)

Anything to help people that want to have children is good.

[–] mrl1@jlai.lu 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Childbirth costs isn't what's preventing people from having babies though

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're right, falling birth rates are affecting people in rich and poor countries alike.

I think the answer is more complicated and has a lot to do with our collective psychology as a species, what we're consuming and what we're feeling about our futures.

That said, money and cost do play a huge role in this. People have complicated feelings on having families right now, and the barrier of cost is a great idea for the brain to seize onto as a validation for avoiding continuation of the species.

[–] dude@lemmings.world 4 points 1 day ago

In China even high schools are paid, the answer is not complicated in this case. It’s just crazy expensive to have children in China with the local salaries

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