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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not white people. It's rich people- children are incredibly expensive in the rich world with[b] a huge opportunity cost.[/b] [/quote]

Especially this.

Affluent women in the richest countries have absolute control over their fertility now, and no career choices are closed to them.   Why get bogged down having a bunch of babies and then permanently side-tracking a promising career, when you don't need to?

Also?  Parenting is frequently a drag and "we" are finally being honest about this dirty little secret.   Ask your (white) grandmother in 1952 if being a Mom is all that, and you're sure to get a rosy, scripted response that "children are a blessing" blah blah.   Ask me and my close friends and we'll give it to you straight: there are some indescribable upsides and a whole lot of serious and lifelong negative consequences to becoming a Mom.

Repeated quality of life surveys in the US reaffirm that "spending time parenting" and "having kids" are the [i]very top negative events [/i]for most people -- worse than divorce, losing a job, death of certain loved ones and more.

Modern, professional women of child-bearing age are dealing with more information and many more good options than their predecessors.  Who can blame them for taking a pass, as a demographic?[/quote]

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