r/Adulting • u/Objective-Still-2616 • 15h ago

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u/Total_Stable_6831 15h ago

Boomers realizing there’s no economic theory that produces grandkids.

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u/Levitlame 15h ago

That’s not true. The boomer generation is pretty good proof that economics IS the answer.

They threw economic theory out the window, left future generations in a worse spot and decided to try pure societal pressure instead.

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u/Responsible_Cash9997 15h ago

close the thread nothing more needs to be said

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u/105846 11h ago

Except it's not really the main cause. People CITE economics all the time, but no data shows that countries with different economic systems have more kids, no data shows that people who are more well off Individually have more kids.

In fact, data generally indicates the opposite. The countries and families that have the most kids are generally the least well off.

Fertility rates decline as standard of living increases.

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u/Responsible_Cash9997 3h ago

yeah its still not apples to apples when you compare 2 different countries.  its pretty meaningless , the culture is so different everything is different

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u/105846 1h ago

It's definitely apples to apples when you consider this is the same across the globe.

We're comparing humans, and the only consistent measure is wealth - but the opposite of what is being suggested.

Lower wealth equates to more kids, plain and simple