Liberalism @lemmy.sdf.org tintory @lemm.ee 2y ago

California Fertility Rates Show Surprising Trends During The Pandemic

www.stoppopulationdecline.org California Fertility Rates Show Surprising Trends During The Pandemic

In the thick of 2020, when COVID-19 was unearthing vast unemployment and breeding global uncertainty, the U.S. saw a peculiar trend. Instead of the anticipated sharp decline, fertility rates dropped only marginally. Key takeaways from a new study, The COVID-19 baby bump in the United States (Martha ...

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www.stoppopulationdecline.org /california-fertility-rates-show-surprising-trends-during-the-pandemic/

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www.stoppopulationdecline.org

Is that really a good idea? It's better to have too few people than too many, because if you have too many the correction will happen through actual famine.
- I think we worry about population too much. The way you stop excessive population growth is to eliminate poverty and improve child mortality.
  
  RIP Hans Rosling - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxxx03_JHlM
  
  We are at peak child. This is a few years old and there are still around 2 billion children in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FACK2knC08E&t=1316s It's worth watching the entire video.
  
  Oh yes, we're on the track to peak population, no worries about that. I just don't think that's bad.
This article gives a pretty good summary that the pandemic aid keeps fertility rates afloat until the aid stopped coming in
The rest of the US is learning what country folk have known for a long time. When you ain't got nothing better to do, you spend your days drinkin' and fu... well, you get the idea...
My wife and I was pursuing adoption, got started a little bit before the pandemic hit. We knew it would be a long wait, but during lockdown the agency told us that now even fewer women are turning to adoption. Being at home, and having more people work from home, made it possible for less women to seek adoption. We have since switched to gestational surrogacy.
- I don't know how to feel about the adoption part, those kids deserve a home.
  
  Also, CONGRATS ON YOUR NEW KID!
Ever hear of Overshoot?
- The study stated that remote work and COVID spending prevented fertility rates collapse during COVID
  
  Are you arguing for austerity during the pandemic to keep decreasing fertility rates?
  
  Not for the austerity, but yes for the decreased fertility. I’m guessing you didn’t read the link?

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