tendency of crested societies to observe dramatic declines in their birthrates is spooky going through the decline of Greece atm whats wrong with people get out and breed why dont you
is the conclusion something other than "they seem to happen as societies get rich and be irreversible" ?
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There are theory papers on why this happens, in economics at least. It's a pretty big area of research in economic history. One of the more plausible theories is quite simple - success of offspring in modern societies requires parental investment, so it makes sense to downsize.
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You know, besides us no longer needing free labor for the fields, dramatically lower child mortality and social insurance schemes that render parents less reliant on children as providers in old age.
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