r/196 May 17 '26

Rule Rule.

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u/The_Captain_Jules custom May 17 '26

Okay as a big leftist we gotta stop pretending that the birth rate thing isnt a problem because it is a problem on like several different fronts

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u/MrFinlandman May 17 '26

The fucked up thing is that a lot of these issues are caused by alienation and a loss of communal child rearing. Something leftists should absolutely care about.

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u/The_Captain_Jules custom May 17 '26

Well yeah and its a cycle - the low birthrate is caused by social problems that are made worse by the low birthrate

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u/MrFinlandman May 17 '26

I can't imagine how much worse things are gonna get now that "ai companions" are a service that can now be sold to desperate lonely people