What could rasing a child cost? 10$?
That’s half a star war!
“Why aren’t the poors having more workers??” - the same people continually reducing the status and security of the working class
If given the option or the opportunity … the wealthy wouldn’t mind the reintroduction of slavery and outright ownership of people
That’s me and my spouse. We love it.
You can’t have the lifestyle media push as success and at the same have kids, it’s not compatible to the 99% of people.
This is similar to the “correlation doesn’t equal causation” fallacy.
Dual income and no kids, is due to the prospect of cost of living and raising a family out pacing income. Housing, vehicle, child care, tuition, are all the items pricing middle class out of options.
DINK is not a choice, if anything, it’s more the result of not having the luxury to choose.
It’s a choice. And the exact choice compared to those who don’t take that option is demonstrated at the beginning of the film Idiocracy.
“choosing”.
Articles like this are not for you and me. These are written for investors.
“Choosing”
Gee, it’s almost like it’s important for the long term success of society to have systems in place that make sure it’s not a burden to create new people to take over for your generation after their bodies are too old and broken to keep working and society functioning.
Then again, the decisions have already been made by the people with the power to make them, and technology/automation are in line to replace workers. They’ll be a little loud and problematic until the numbers naturally even themselves out, but we’ll be left with an enlightened society of capitalist asset owners being supported by a massive technological network.
It would be a shame if a new Luddite movement came and broke the machines putting humans out of work they want to do.
Or give us a universal basic income and let humans do what they want to do to make themselves happy while the machines do all the work.
I so much hope it’s going to be rhe second. I doubt it will 😢
What value is a universal basic income to the shareholders? That is the question to ask in this capitalist hellscape.
Makes a fascinating short story:
Jimmy thought his job at the data center was easy, clock in, watch the cameras, do the rounds, clock out. Good pay, low effort…
then 10,000 people showed up with hammers and crow bars. Jimmy was about to have a very bad day.
As the 21st century began, human evolution was at a turning point.
Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest
the fastest reproduced in greater numbers than the rest,
a process which had once favoured the noblest traits of man,
now began to favour different traits.
thank you
It’s you! Oh man, I really love your show.
Natural selection, the process by which the strongest, the smartest
the fastest reproduced in greater numbers than the rest,
That is a misunderstanding of natural selection. Natural selection means the most efficient ways to live in your ecological niche have been selected for.
Sloths are not counter to natural selection. They’re not fast or smart or strong. What they are is well-adapted to live in their environment.
It’s from the movie Idiocracy. Which is more of a documentary at this point.
Dinkleberg😠
Friend of mine wanted kids. Can’t afford it. Both her and her partner work full time, though money was too tight for them to feel comfortable. It’s heartbreaking, really.
Too expensive and we like sleep and travel and time for our hobbies.
I already have two kids. Is it too late to adopt this lifestyle?
No
My wife finally are in a point where we can afford to have children, but we are kinda getting a bit old to have children. So we are also choosing the dual income no children life style,
But a big part of that is our age and how long it took to get to a comfortable place financially.
Now we want to focus on saving for a house and retirement.
How old are you if you don’t mind me asking?