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Young Europeans more likely to quit driving and have fewer children to save planet (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Espiritdescali@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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[-] greenteadrinker@midwest.social 38 points 2 years ago

I’m not European nor am I that young, but I share the same sentiment. Commuting by car isn’t good in a lot of aspects and kids are too expensive. Also having kids in this climate seems extremely stressful. Not only do you have to worry about extremely invasive tech, but you also have to worry about the changing climate and the (what seems like) global cost of living crisis

[-] rglullis@communick.news 4 points 2 years ago

1990: "wow, the ozone layer is getting destroyed. Who knows if we might have a planet. Might be better to not have kids"
1970: "wow, life is more expensive than ever and the world might end in a nuclear war. Might be better to not have kids"
1950: "wow, we just got out of the war and will need to rebuild the whole continent. Might be better to not have kids"
1800: "wow, I spend 15 hours a day working in a factory and I can barely sustain myself. Might be better to not have kids".
1400: "wow, I have back-breaking work in a farm and all of it goes to some king and I will never see. What is the point of this? Might be better to not have kids."

[-] PolishAndrew@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Lol 1950 was a great time to have kids, ever heard of baby boomers? The war boosted the economy, lots of people owned houses and started families. Same after world war 1, there were the "roaring 20s" before the great depression hit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomers