Your take on declining birthrates? (psa.gov.ph)

submitted 11 months ago by k5nn@lemmy.world to c/philippines@lemmy.world

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it seems like the anti-natalist mindset is starting to take root in /r/Philippines and would like to hear what the fediverse has to say about it

Disclaimer : I'am a proponent of anti-natalism mainly cause of how messed up things have gotten from economy , politics and even societal norms I don't necessarily wish for the extinction of the human race but rather for a paradigm shift on how we can break free from the infinite growth mindset given that we live in a finite world

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[-] decadentrebel@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

I don't think anti-natalism has anything to do with it. It's a belief alien/contradictory to the lower classes anyway. Even teenage pregnancies have declined substantially and kids don't fuck with the intent to raise family.

If I have to guess, based on the timeline, COVID (which is known to spread through bodily fluids) probably scared people into not having sex.