How do these Natalists feel about the African continent?
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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It's wild to me that you're equating having children with doing effort in your life. These people were supporting you in your choices too! They were paying taxes, maybe they were open to babysitting because they had no children of their own, maybe they financially helped parents within their family that were struggling. You're kind of suggesting a two-class society, where childless people are off to fend for themselves with minimal support, regardless of what good they might have done in their lives. It's like sending firefighters only to houses of other (ex-)firefighters, and letting all other houses burn because they 'put in no effort' themselves.
High adoption demand is good for the kids, but not for people relying on kids for their survival at an older age!
Ruminate on that for a second. Think about how a government would determine if you're unable. If you're gay, does the government need to see you having sex with a man to be sure? What if a person has e.g. endometriosis and getting pregnant is far more unlikely but not impossible. Were they unable? Or just not trying enough? And what if a person wasn't even diagnosed but just thought they were unlucky? We'd need a ridiculously thorough health check for every pensioner just to determine one factor in their eligibility.