Scrubbles to childfreeEnglish • edit-211 hours agoWon't someone please think of the boomers?!poptalk.scrubbles.techimagemessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down19cross-posted to: housing_bubble_2
arrow-up1271arrow-down1imageWon't someone please think of the boomers?!poptalk.scrubbles.techScrubbles to childfreeEnglish • edit-211 hours agomessage-square50fedilinkcross-posted to: housing_bubble_2
minus-square@coolkickslinkEnglish14•9 hours agoElder millennial here. I had kids, my brother didn’t, and my kids, though young enough to change their minds, are adamant they won’t have kids. I think the more interesting stat likely unfolding is the marked decrease of great grandparents in a generation. To be clear this is not a “threat to society” or whatever, people can decide if they want kids or not. Just a shower thought.
minus-square@stolylink2•3 hours agoThe real solution has always been immigration to get more bodies in the country managing the economy. It’ll never happen though.
Elder millennial here. I had kids, my brother didn’t, and my kids, though young enough to change their minds, are adamant they won’t have kids.
I think the more interesting stat likely unfolding is the marked decrease of great grandparents in a generation.
To be clear this is not a “threat to society” or whatever, people can decide if they want kids or not. Just a shower thought.
The real solution has always been immigration to get more bodies in the country managing the economy. It’ll never happen though.
Doesn’t that just kick the can down the road?
Lolwat?