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I think then it would be a good question to ask why families with 1 or 2 kids why they don’t have more.

I’d say the main reasons would be:

1. Money: Even the most child friendly countries only cover a fraction of the cost of raising a child. As far as I’m aware, they might cover daycare, but that still leaves a ton of chores. And again, the standard might be you want to have a room per child, plus a guest room.
2. Opportunity Cost: Taking leave will pause your career. Taking two years off in your 20s can really delay career growth, again leading to money issues down the line.
3. Higher standards for marriage and stability: This might not be directly related to money, but maybe we can blame capitalism ruining everything including dating apps.

So governments might be able to move the needle a bit with these families by providing extra support.

The idea that people felt they have "comfortable income" to have 5 kids while working 6 days a week at a coal mine and living in a one bedroom apartment but can't have kids today because they can't put each one in separate room is just silly.

Is it though? The standards are much higher now and there’s a lot more effort put into raising each child. That’s literally a standard people have now.

A lot of people want to form a family. They want to have a kid or two.

Isn’t this my original point? I didn’t say everyone wanted to have an entire litter. There are plenty of people who want to have a family without sacrificing opportunity.

Have you considered that developing also means everyone is too busy focused on becoming a productive cog? There are much higher opportunity costs for women even with token benefits from the government. I’m saying that the benefits aren’t nearly enough since every developed country has to compete in the same rat race.

Look at birth rates by income, for those with a very comfortable income, the birth rate is higher.

I’d argue the 8 billion people on this planet suggests it’s true.

And how do we get these infants we love protecting?

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4956347/

Humans have a natural drive to procreate (not just have sex), so if your population doesn’t want to have children, maybe look at what you’re doing to make them avoid this natural proclivity.

I’d argue the only real solution is a longer leave for both parents without affecting their careers. But it’s generally just not doable with their corporate culture.

Yes for electrical engineering. Got a job pretty easily at a job fair before graduating which ended up being something like 10% hardware 90% software. Eventually went to a biotech startup at about the same mix, and now in big tech building websites so 100% software.

I’d say the time at the startup was the most fulfilling, but the benefits I have now outweigh any downsides.

This might be a warning against Russia from using their submarines again Ukrainian shipping in retaliation to Ukraine’s strikes on shadow fleet vessels.

So far they’ve used an Iskander but that’s probably uneconomical. Now it might be even scarier for a Russian sub to sail around in the Black Sea, of which I think only 3 can be operational.

This paper is apparently referenced in the Wikipedia page for HF: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrofluoric_acid#cite_ref-28

The pain isn’t from the acidity. It’s from the fluorine attacking your nerves AND bones.

He even has a screaming coach: https://youtu.be/Ugvw3pBbYqY