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The movement to swear off men: No sex. No dating. No marriage. No children. (19thnews.org)

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In the hours following former President Donald Trump’s election victory, Google searches related to 4B — a fringe South Korean feminist movement that made a name for itself in the mid to late 2010s — surged in the United States.

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[–] naught101 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, to increase the education of women in those countries (and poor areas of developed nations).

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Not just education. The country needs to be developed enough so that more children does not mean richer parents.

[–] naught101 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What do you mean? How does having more children make parents richer?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In 2 points 2 weeks ago

Children as a source of income: kids are labor for household chores in urban cities. They are used for agriculture and factories.

Retirement: Multiple kids means multiple incomes from which your "pension" will be funded.