They want you to have children, and they want you to do it before you're ready. They want you to be barely surviving so you can't afford to switch jobs or take time off. They want you too powerless to have any leverage over your ~~owner~~ employer.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

They want having children to be a woman's punishment for unapproved sex, and they want the kid (who had zero responsibility for creating that situation) to suffer through it along with her, with zero help so it's all as unpleasant as possible, cuz apparently that makes Baby Jesus smile. Fucking lunatics.

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

At its core it's about population control. As the birth rate is falling capitalism needs bodies to keep the cogs turning.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

To a certain extent, but capitalism always adjusts to changes in birth rates. Reducing payroll has been a trend since the 80s, accelerating with computers, robotics, and now AI.

[–] interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

New meat MUST be bred to feed the machine of infinite growth.