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[-] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 12 hours ago

It's one form of entrapment but in this economy even being childfree im living paycheck to paycheck

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 10 points 11 hours ago

Yeah being a "dink" or even just solo and childless/free used to be a ticket to easy street, now it's just regular street.

[-] UnequalExchange@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

🫂Same. I thought it would be different lool 😅🫂

[-] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 9 hours ago

It’s one form of entrapment but ~~in this economy~~ under capitalism even being childfree im living paycheck to paycheck.

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

Exactly, and it makes the idea of “having children” sound even more absurd.

[-] UnequalExchange@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago

I feel as if this further justifies universal access to voluntary birth control, abortions, and sterilizations globally.

Because all because someone and their parrtner(s) have a breeding kink that doesnt mean thatt they have the time, psyche , or money to raise a child. Esoecially in today's world where living paycheque to paycheque is the default for most people. So that means all humans have gained the right to delay producing children , even forever, cause how do we know if things will improve economically? Things probably wont improve. The majority of humanity has seemed to be OK with this current 'paycheque-to-paycheque' status quo for decades....so....

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