alt Hacker NewsThere has been much higher fertility during much worse times. They don’t really have much explanatory power on their own.
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watwut • yesterday at 10:09 PM
Like for example? With comparable ability to control pregnancy?
Historically people hold of kids during bad times - as much as they can
The U.S. birthrate hit historic lows during the Great Depression. It also dropped with the 2008 Recession and has never went up since.