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Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2023
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I’m not European nor am I that young, but I share the same sentiment. Commuting by car isn’t good in a lot of aspects and kids are too expensive. Also having kids in this climate seems extremely stressful. Not only do you have to worry about extremely invasive tech, but you also have to worry about the changing climate and the (what seems like) global cost of living crisis
Lol 1950 was a great time to have kids, ever heard of baby boomers? The war boosted the economy, lots of people owned houses and started families. Same after world war 1, there were the "roaring 20s" before the great depression hit.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers
It is always a great time to have kids.
Ever heard of global carrying capacity?
Ever heard of demographic collapse?
Yes, and I'd rather go through demographic collapse instead of global resource shortages that lead to massive amounts of death and suffering.