Economics

“Because first we crafted a world where children could no longer contribute. Then we crafted a world that separated sex from having children. Next we created a world where children were luxuries. We’re now in the midst of creating a world without a place for children at all. Whatever the wisdom of these steps, they’re going to be very difficult to reverse.”

“Because first we crafted a world where children could no longer contribute. Then we crafted a world that separated sex from having children. Next we created a world where children were luxuries. We’re now in the midst of creating a world without a place for children at all. Whatever the wisdom of these steps, they’re going to be very difficult to reverse.”

https://www.wearenotsaved.com/p/horses-in-1925-children-in-2025

Complexity explorer. Residing in the liminal.

religion is historically what spurred people on to procreate blindly.

decline of religion + greater intellectual self awareness = decline in birth rate.

I always thought of religion as a form of birth control so that populations didn't overshoot their resource carrying capacity. Before universal welfare the family unit was the best form of caring for the children that were produced.

also, it doesn’t seem likely that the cause of people having many children was to take care of their other children, more of an effect scenario.