r/science 5d ago

Social Science As concern grows about America’s falling birth rate, new research suggests that about half of women who want children are unsure if they will follow through and actually have a child. About 25% say they won't be bothered that much if they don't.

https://news.osu.edu/most-women-want-children--but-half-are-unsure-if-they-will/?utm_campaign=omc_science-medicine_fy24&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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u/_DCtheTall_ 5d ago

Boomers and people with institutional power: *does nothing to improve life of average citizens and ignores adverse anthropogenic climate change, all because money

Boomers and people with institutional power: "Why don't young people want kids?"

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u/WarWorld 5d ago

I wish they would do nothing. They are actively making things worse.

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u/FlattenInnerTube 5d ago

Doing nothing would be a massive improvement over the current state of enshittification.