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Putin encourages Russians to have sex at work amid falling birth rate (indianexpress.com)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/nottheonion

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[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

(Most) humans love having sex. Sex is widely considered to be very good and enjoyable. So the fact that birth rates are declining says a lot about the state of the world.

[–] Kbobabob 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's possible to have sex and still not have kids......

[–] Kayday 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think the point is that incentivizing people to have more sex isn't the answer to a declining birth rate.

[–] Iron_Lynx 6 points 2 months ago

Incentivising people to bone amidst falling birth rates is like addressing a broken leg by handing out painkillers.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

I know