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Sky Jewels

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5. With Gen Z, it's largely global warming.

Reply to Marthe48 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 25, 2024, 10:51 AM

Apr 2024

My Gen Z kids probably won't have kids because they don't think it's fair to bring babies into a melting-down, burning-up planet. Many of their peers have concluded the same.

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So many reasons Marthe48 Apr 2024 #1

With Gen Z, it's largely global warming. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #5

My older daughter and her husband opted not to have kids Marthe48 Apr 2024 #6

My grandson got a vasectomy at age 21. No kids. Aristus Apr 2024 #7

Damn. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #8

The poor always can be forced to have babies-cheap labor in a few years Stargazer99 Apr 2024 #2

Good. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #3

'The fewer of us ... the better.' speak easy Apr 2024 #9

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's not what Sky Jewels meant there, cowboy. Aristus Apr 2024 #10

What a weird comment. Sky Jewels Apr 2024 #11

Social Security won't be funded with a shrinking population Jose Garcia Apr 2024 #13

Immigration is what will keep the economy going. It's always been that way. PSPS Apr 2024 #4

We could address our need for experienced nurses TexasBushwhacker Apr 2024 #15

None of them will be going to RED/Republcian run States Traurigkeit Apr 2024 #19

Meh, we have a lot here in Texas TexasBushwhacker Apr 2024 #20

Fantastic news. Now, if the rest of the world would follow suit. Magoo48 Apr 2024 #12

Idiocracy come home to roost pfitz59 Apr 2024 #14

That's actually GOOD news. Planet can't support the humans here. Plus, women getting pregnant right now in the US... CousinIT Apr 2024 #16

Good news overall Elessar Zappa Apr 2024 #17

Tell those in red states that a microchip will be implanted in newborns. LiberalFighter Apr 2024 #18

so when will they ban vasectomies? pstokely Apr 2024 #21