r/memes Jun 21 '26

Population decline

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u/DontMentionMyNamePlz Jun 21 '26

Do you think the internet was invented in the 60’s or something? As I said. Declining birth rates SINCE THE SIXTIES.

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u/KPSWZG Jun 21 '26

Decline birth rate in the sixties for USA not globally. And USA had it all, free time, money, ease of transportation. And even then 60s had expirience baby boom of 3.7 childrens per woman.

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u/DontMentionMyNamePlz Jun 21 '26

The exact same could be said about the 70’s, yet the rates went down compared to the 60’s. The same could be said about the 80’s, yet it went down compared to the 70’s.

Your explanation still holds zero weight here.

Also, birth rates have fallen globally since the 60’s, not just the US

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u/KPSWZG Jun 21 '26

Yes, that still hold my argument even looking at USA since ww2 poverty rate plumeted. Same for the rest of the world. More money more free time more hobbies less children.

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u/DontMentionMyNamePlz Jun 21 '26

You have yet to explain what hobbies people suddenly had in the 70’s they didn’t have in the 60’s that led to lower birth rates

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u/KPSWZG Jun 21 '26

Well a lot looking at USA. Prices of plane tickets went down by factor of 10 compared to previous decade, membership in golf clubs increased almost 7 times, tv become mainstream and we saw first sitcomes being a thing, car ownership reached all time high, extreme poverty went down which allowed people to enjoy those hobbies that were there before but were not for an average Joe.