People are not getting married, not having children? Is Marriage dead?

[Kess]

even though having children is as well a selfish act, it takes work to raise them etc. while enjoying the freedom is simply easier and carefree.

But every animal lives to reproduce. If you die without a child, you will die without leaving anything behind.

[Laredo]

But every animal lives to reproduce. If you die without a child, you will die without leaving anything behind.

Having children isn't for everyone. Depite having two parents that provided everything when I was a child my mother has said many times having me was a mistake.

The truth Is not all women should have children or be forced some people aren't meant to be parents some feel pressure because of family or society I personally believe because the way I was raised form me some how the person that I'm with many traumas.

[Scarface F]

I agree not all people should have children. That doesn't exclude fact that reproduction is basically only real meaning in life.

[Kess]

Having children isn't for everyone.

True

my mother has said many times having me was a mistake.

A mother shouldn’t say that.

[Immanenz]

That's from a perspective of free men or women. But children give people energy and motivation in life they never knew they had, but on the other hand children can spend that energy.

you mean you get energy from raising children? its maybe more positive feeling seeing someone you have for yourself "being".

I think its really a challange to raise chidren, looking at some teenies many parents just want to have kids, but are naive to think that school or about all the toxicity of modern society will be sm the child will figure out on its own- and yes, some do it better than others indeed.

But every animal lives to reproduce. If you die without a child, you will die without leaving anything behind.

yeah, but humans are tricked to think because of the complexity of our societes and because we are too much into symbolism, wishful thinking, social status, materialism etc. literally everything that can give us illusions that its more than "just our body and to find a mate to reproduce and move on reproduce with another one".

because this is the tactics how our genes survive for sure, if we make as many kids with as many partners as possible.

[Incal]

So mentally retarded people have tons of children? Nope. The problem is a certain demographic. But otherwise, this is something people say to make themselves feel better. I am a failure because I haven't gotten married and had children. That is true success. If you have a high paying job but no wife or kids, you are a failure.

Basic people. The ethologist Konrad Lorenz said that when we earn intellect we lose instinct and more instinct, less intellect. There are more than 8 billion people on this world... Why do we need more?

My parents both had high IQs and have 5 children . My father had a 140 IQ and my mother was 120. My father was offered a VP position at his company but my mother told him to turn it down because she felt it would tempt him to have affairs with other women.

And what happened to you?

[Richard Alvarez]

I'll repeat it: The Earth would be better off with fewer humans.

[Scarface F]

I'll repeat it: The Earth would be better off with fewer humans.

In Africa and MENA/South Asia.

[Scarface F]

Meade, you have neither gotten married nor had children. Can you really judge others who haven't?

His personal condition is irrelevant. You don't need to be married parent to promote that as good for sociey.

[Tooting Carmen]

In Africa and MENA/South Asia.

While SSA birth rates are still fairly high, they are rapidly falling in the other two places you mentioned.