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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)

submitted 11 months ago by Garibaldee@lemm.ee to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 140 points 11 months ago

Decent first step, but it's going to take an actual investment in making parenthood desirable.

[-] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 86 points 11 months ago

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.

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 51 points 11 months ago

Also the future is bleak in the poly-crisis.

[-] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

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

[-] TonyOstrich@lemmy.world 32 points 11 months ago

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.