This. Lberals and reactionaries act like rates of childbirth are either mystical forces beyond our powers or young people just being selfish and lazy. The truth can be seen at a quick materialist glance at history, humans, and especially those who bear children, aren't stupid and have basically always understood their reproduction and ways to control it. When times have been bad, even in periods before modern birth control, birth rates dropped. When things were good they rose. This is just the result of 50+ years of austerity.
This. Lberals and reactionaries act like rates of childbirth are either mystical forces beyond our powers or young people just being selfish and lazy. The truth can be seen at a quick materialist glance at history, humans, and especially those who bear children, aren't stupid and have basically always understood their reproduction and ways to control it. When times have been bad, even in periods before modern birth control, birth rates dropped. When things were good they rose. This is just the result of 50+ years of austerity.