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on Friday November 16 2018, @02:15AM
from the not-so-many-men-are-having-children-either dept.
from the not-so-many-men-are-having-children-either dept.
'Remarkable' decline in fertility rates
There has been a remarkable global decline in the number of children women are having, say researchers.
Their report found fertility rate falls meant nearly half of countries were now facing a "baby bust" - meaning there are insufficient children to maintain their population size.
The researchers said the findings were a "huge surprise".
And there would be profound consequences for societies with "more grandparents than grandchildren".
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Eighty percent of all people consider themselves to be above
average drivers.
(Score: 4, Touché) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 16 2018, @03:24AM (7 children)
That is nothing more than subjective opinion. In effect, you are saying, "I'm a great guy, and I'm not willing to make any commitments, ergo, the best men are not reproducing."
As for men, and infertility - yes, we are all infertile. You can dump sperm on any man, by the gallon, and he will never get pregnant. If by some chance you find a man who DOES get pregnant, then you have found a woman who fooled you.
What you meant to say is, men are less virile, or they lack libido, or something of that nature.
One more time, just to be clear: fertility is a measure of female receptivity. It has almost nothing to do with men.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @08:42AM
What an odd way of saying ...
But he may like it (not that there's anything wrong with that).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @04:54PM (3 children)
Rather, he's saying that even if he were "willing to make any commitments", all the cards are stacked against him.
And I will remind you, it's just one very specific commitment we're talking about here. Following higher education, taking on student debt, and holding a job also requires making commitments. Do you know for certain the GP hasn't done any of those?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Friday November 16 2018, @06:07PM (2 children)
I have it on good authority that his mom is tired of making TV dinners for him. And, she's just as tired of going to the basement door to serve his dinners.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @02:57PM (1 child)
Then why was she fighting for full custody? I know, you have some info about my mother too. Either you are cheating on your wife, or your children have abusive mom, or you did. Those are the only meanings of your "good authority" retort unless you have no information about anything and just are annoyed that people are asking hard questions. Could it be your personal trauma?
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 17 2018, @03:28PM
Yes, it's the trauma. I apologize for dropping you on your head when you were a baby.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @07:56AM (1 child)
Not disagreeing with you in any way, but have you actually tried this?
You know, FOR SCIENCE
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Saturday November 17 2018, @10:54AM
I have it on good authority that these acts are performed routinely in Gay Bay, not to mention a number of other cities around the world. Maybe the "by the gallon" is an exaggeration in some cases - but maybe not. You might want to check redtube.