There is also a big fertility effect from all this, as kids despair of having the resources to raise families so they don’t plan on it, they increasingly don’t even party or have sex. Even when they do get into position later on, they don’t relish their children having to go through the same obstacle course, and they feel obligated to provide everything to let their children succeed at that, which raises their felt financial and other burdens a lot.
This is the primary reason why I haven’t had kids yet. I couldn’t bear to watch my son go through all the pain and nonsense I did, growing up.
My primary social media vices are YouTube, Reddit and LessWrong (yes I’m listing it). Short of avoiding it altogether, I’d rather be in the habit of using social media on my phone than on my computer. My computer should be for work (programming). This is the same reasoning by which people tell you not use your bed for tasks other than sleeping. I’d love it if programming was the only thing I did on my computer.
This is the primary reason why I haven’t had kids yet. I couldn’t bear to watch my son go through all the pain and nonsense I did, growing up.
My primary social media vices are YouTube, Reddit and LessWrong (yes I’m listing it). Short of avoiding it altogether, I’d rather be in the habit of using social media on my phone than on my computer. My computer should be for work (programming). This is the same reasoning by which people tell you not use your bed for tasks other than sleeping. I’d love it if programming was the only thing I did on my computer.