• UnderpantsWeevil
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        21 days ago

        Happy People Have Children: Choice and Self-Selection into Parenthood

        You’re wrong, but for a counter- intuitive reason. People who are happy are more likely to have kids. And then these people continue to be happier on average than their childless peers. But most likely because they have the excess time and resources to pursue having children.

        Thanks to contraception, children are a consequence of happiness rather than a cause.

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          21 days ago

          “Thanks to contraception , children ARE NOW a consequence of happiness rather than a cause” is what you mean to say right?

          Also thanks. That was an interesting read.

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            21 days ago

            children ARE NOW

            Modern pharmaceutical contraception has been around for over 50 years

            Also thanks. That was an interesting read.

            It’s kinda what you’d expect, given trends in the middle class. But nice to have numbers rather than just vibes to go on

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              20 days ago

              well 50 years is a EXTREMELY tiny sliver of humanity’s existence so yes NOW lol