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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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[-] cRazi_man@lemm.ee 74 points 23 hours 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.

[-] lorty@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 hours ago

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

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 41 points 23 hours ago

Also the future is bleak in the poly-crisis.

[-] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago

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

[-] TonyOstrich@lemmy.world 27 points 22 hours 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.