• pineapple@lemmy.ml
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    5 days ago

    Hot take: if this is the case why do developing nations have significantly higher birth rates than developed ones?

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      4 days ago

      It could be a combination of factors, one of them being religiosity and lack of access to birth control.

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      5 days ago

      Education. When people know reproduction is not the only goal in life then people will actually start to weigh pros and cons before making the decision to have kids.

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        5 days ago

        I’m not sure if it’s specifically knowing weather or not reproduction is the only goal in life but I do agree it’s an education issue. I’m arguing that It’s not about being poor it’s about education.