this post was submitted on 13 Sep 2024
582 points (98.3% liked)

A Boring Dystopia

13069 readers
413 users here now

Pictures, Videos, Articles showing just how boring it is to live in a dystopic society, or with signs of a dystopic society.

Rules (Subject to Change)

--Be a Decent Human Being

--Posting news articles: include the source name and exact title from article in your post title

--If a picture is just a screenshot of an article, link the article

--If a video's content isn't clear from title, write a short summary so people know what it's about.

--Posts must have something to do with the topic

--Zero tolerance for Racism/Sexism/Ableism/etc.

--No NSFW content

--Abide by the rules of lemmy.world

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
givesomefucks@lemmy.world
582
Almost 1 in 4 millennials and Gen Z-ers say they won't have kids due to finances (www.cbsnews.com)
submitted 10 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
114 comments fedilink hide all child comments
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If it gets bad enough, birth rates will go up. Developed countries typically have lower birth rates than undeveloped countries.

[–] vividspecter@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Developed countries typically have lower birth rates than undeveloped countries.

That is more to do with education and women's liberation (including contraception), than finances. Which I suspect is still the predominant reason that birth rates are dropping, with finances just a secondary reason.

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

but is that related to infrastructure or wages?

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

They lack a social safety net for retirees, so children take care of them in their old age. Children are also a source of wage labor. We're already softening up on child labor here in the USA to address the labor "shortage".