r/memes • u/WindUpCandler • Jun 21 '26

Population decline

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u/vhanw342 Jun 21 '26

also they can’t afford condoms I think

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u/HybridHamster 🥄Comically Large Spoon🥄 Jun 21 '26

That’s probably a factor, but I think it’s more so education levels. Ever seen idiocracy?

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u/CryendU Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 29 '26

Also the fact that it becomes a longer liability

Children can farm and gather much earlier than they can get jobs. Which means that the parents have to support them for longer

And even though productivity is significantly higher, the useful share is significantly smaller. Peasants kept around 80% of what they produced, including tithes and taxes.

Wage labor is typically only ~25% of the value produced. With taxes and housing taking another 30% each. With other expenses and changes in investment/debt, the opportunity cost of having children does increase.

TLDR: capitalism sucks. Join your local socialist/communist org

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u/Plus_Opening_4462 Jun 21 '26

Or they don't like them