chuckers <chuckersjp@gmail.com> wrote:
> On May 24, 9:33?pm, "John W." <worthj1...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On May 23, 6:31?pm, chuckers <chucker...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > A good chunk of the others that are against having kids cite that the
> > > future of Japan is so bleak, they don't really want to bring kids into
> > > the
> > > world right now.
> >
> > I think the world is a lot less bleak now than in years past. But A)
> > people have more access to information, and thus know more about the
> > bleakness; and B) kids really aren't needed like they were in years
> > gone by when most families had farms and such, and could always sell
> > off the little buggers if they got to be too much trouble. I think the
> > 'world is bleak' excuse (I've got friends who say similar things)
> > really means "I'm enjoying my life without kids so why ruin it?"
> >
> > John W.

> Certainly possible.  Thing is, though, that using the same survey in
> other countries you'll get *way* different results.  Japanese tend to
> take
> a pessimistic view of the world and don't want to have kids.  Other
> countries,
> not as much.

A lot of developed nations are looking at negative population growth.

MIke