• CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      people used to look at children as a way to pass on knowledge, culture, adn ofc, genes

      nowadays our genes dont matter so much unless youre a super athlete or mega genius, so passing them on seems frivolous to many. then theres the interent, which houses knowledge on damn near everything. so i guess it makes sense why the desire to carry on would be outweighed at this point

    • DogMuffins@discuss.tchncs.de
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      11 months ago

      I was gonna say. the phrase “double income no kids” arose in the 90s when “single income + kids” was a possibility.