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epistasistoday at 3:16 PM2 repliesview on HN

Which is in fact panic that teens are not having enough children, because that's where we have seen big drops...

This whole "panic" seemed weird from the start, but once it becomes clear that it's from the lack of teen pregnancies it takes on an even creepier Epstein-like oddness.


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MostlyStabletoday at 3:25 PM

It is entirely possible to believe multiple things at once:

1. The drop is fertility is bad for society

2. The drop in teen pregnancy is good, despite it's contributions to 1

3. We should try to fix 1. without undoing 2.

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philipallstartoday at 3:45 PM

No, it's from the cost of living being so high that people are delaying having kids.

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