• OgdenTO [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that birth rate tracks with hope for the future. So, not surprising that it's on the decline.

    • LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
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      4 years ago

      You know what happens when people have no hope for the future?

      they start revolutions. so there's a silver lining to this

    • PlantsRstillCool [des/pair]
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      4 years ago

      Idk how we could measure hope for the future, but if we could I'd 100% expect births to follow along with it.

      • OgdenTO [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        It's when you ask people questions like, how hopeful are you about the future?

        • PlantsRstillCool [des/pair]
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          4 years ago

          Lol I mean yeah. Idk I feel like it's more complicated than that but I guess maybe it isn't

          • OgdenTO [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            I mean, you ask lots of people and do statistics and ask other questions too, but yeah that's pretty much it.

    • UmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]
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      4 years ago

      Very true. My family is fairly affluent and I have little doubt that I'll be financially stable, but I cannot imagine having children with the climate crisis on the horizon. I am already worried about it affecting me, I couldn't bear having to worry about my children's future.