Comment on if the total fertility rate drops and stays below global replacement rate, will humans disappear?
abbadon420@lemm.ee 2 months agoThe retirement plan goes for rich countries too. But different. With elder care going the way it’s going, you’d be happy to get someone to help you shower once per month. Children can help you with a lot once you’re old and fragile.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
True! This might be part of why we see poorer families having more kids, in addition to the fact that lower educational attainment expectations make it easier to get pregnant younger.
For more middle and upper-class families you typically send them to a retirement home so it’s not something people are as worried about.