r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Jul 26 '24

Society Why aren't millennials and Gen Z having kids? It's the economy, stupid

https://fortune.com/2024/07/25/why-arent-millennials-and-gen-z-having-kids-its-the-economy-stupid/
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u/boringestnickname Jul 26 '24 edited Jul 26 '24

To be fair, that's true even in well functioning countries.

Birth rates are plummeting in the Nordics as well. They've been for ages at this point (like close to 20 years.)

That being said, inflation, housing issues, right-wing politics (more inequality, basics more expensive, privatization, ridiculous tax policies, etc.), more specialized education to get any kind of decent job (people are fucking old whenever they get to any sort of economic security, if they ever will, and big surprise: people want to actually live for a few years before they take on another nerve wrecking project) – and a bunch of other things – are all the same all over the developed world right now, particularly in the west.

Like, how can anyone be surprised about this?

Everything that has been happening since basically the 70s onwards has been making it harder to be a functioning human being. Everyone feels like butter spread over too much bread. Who the hell wants to bring children into that? This isn't rocket science.

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u/ManMoth222 Jul 27 '24

"I'm old, Gandalf. I know I don't look it..."
"You're 23, bruh"

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u/Ciderman95 Jul 27 '24

"I need a long vacation..." "Sorry, you're still in your trial period"

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u/GwanalaMan Jul 27 '24

Me. I've done it... And yes America hates parents and children. It's rough.

But here we are.