The Real Reason Birth Rates Are Falling - Lyman Stone - #962

Lyman Stone is a demographer, researcher, and a writer.

It’s no surprise that birth rates are plummeting; raising kids feels harder than ever. Life is expensive, the future feels uncertain, and chaos is everywhere. So how do we reverse course? What would actually convince people to have more children and pull us back from a looming population crisis?

Expect to learn why fertility rates are falling off a cliff, why many young adults are struggling to have and even afford children in this economy, where mating preferences for fertility comes from, how women get their standards for men and who they base it off of, if men are suppose to be the breadwinners of a family this day in age, the real satisfaction rates of men and women in the workforce, why humans have such a hard time with big changes, and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) The Twitter Post That Caused Insane Tension

(04:39) The Relationship Between Population Density & Fertility

(14:14) Why Young Adults Aren’t Leaving The Nest

(20:17) Why Parenthood Is Not For Everyone

(30:37) One Minister’s Plan to Increase Births

(37:19) Where Do Fertility Preferences Come From?

(47:17) Where Do Women’s Income Standards Come From?

(57:46) Are Men Supposed To Be Providers For Their Family?

(1:06:39) How Women Size Up Potential Partners

(1:11:56) Low Fertility Rates In South Korea & The “K-Popification” Of Asian Youth

(1:25:05) Satisfaction Comparisons of Men & Women In The Workforce

(1:38:29) Why Most Of Us Love Conformity

(1:43:48) Find Out More About Lyman

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