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mrpg
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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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 16 2018, @01:36PM (1 child)
What the fuck is your point? Cause fucking surely ain't
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 17 2018, @03:48AM
It's a bit incoherent but the point I got was basically the same as Ideocracy: the irresponsible will have children regardless the professional class put it off and delay children because they can't afford it financially or time-wise: the rat race penalizes child rearing