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Japan Is So Desperate to Increase Its Birth Rate That Tokyo Is Trying Out a New Idea: Free Daycare (www.xatakaon.com)

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Parenthood is already desirable. There's a biological drive and social conditioning to desire it for most people. The disincentives have just become overwhelming. Children take a hell of a lot of resources. Every aspect of modern society has drained all the time, money, energy, emotional resiliance, social support, etc that people need.

[–] [email protected] 50 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also the future is bleak in the poly-crisis.

[–] TheTetrapod -3 points 2 months ago

Did you watch the new Tom Nicholas video, by chance?

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

I'm logically aware that's the case for other people, but I find it perplexing why often times. I was sterilized in my mid 20s, and I haven't ever regretted it.

[–] aoidenpa 14 points 2 months ago

Same. I suspect fomo. I experience that for other things but I never bought that kids thing.

[–] PunnyName 7 points 2 months ago

Meh

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

There are many other social factors that make parenthood undesirable in Japan that this does not address.