IsabellaLinton wrote:
EzraS wrote:
13 years from now all those born in 2020 will be known as the quaranteens.
and I forgot d) most couples will realise they can't afford a baby between lost jobs and the possibility of steep medical debt for possible COVID treatment / pregnancy costs. It cost a woman I know $100 000 USD to suffer a miscarriage last week (with complications), and my cousin spent $8 000 USD out of pocket just to give birth.
I don't know what it is like now, but some cultures encouraged 13 or more kids.
The thinking was, half would probably die of disease and malnutrition, but the other half could look after the parents.
Despicable.
One government of that sort of cultural thinking, advertised the benefits of having 2 children, as opposed to 13.
A picture of a family of two kids, dressed well and a healthy weight, adjacent to a large family in poverty.
I'm sure that things have improved in some cultures/countries, but never underestimate the gross stupidity and selfishness of the human animal.