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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 30 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (3 children)

One article pointed out it takes $200 for a date, while another points out Zoomers are just not having that much sex, nor are they into romantic relationships.

Maybe if you work a people too hard and give them no hope for a future; if they can't afford to have a life, they may not want to have kids.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 4 hours ago

Average for whatever study that is doesn't mean "need".

[–] Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works 13 points 11 hours ago

No, no. We just have to pull ourselves up by our bootstraps and stop being lazy.

[–] GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

This is a funny headline if you want to complain but sneaking behind some bushes in the park is still free.

[–] pigup@lemmy.world 105 points 19 hours ago (5 children)
[–] solomonschuler@lemmy.zip 18 points 15 hours ago

goddammit I will never unsee that. thanks for burning it in my mind, I'm now going to chuckle when some says SAAS.

[–] Junkasaurus@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago
[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 60 points 19 hours ago

Literally the oldest profession.

[–] WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world 15 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

For just $19.99/mo the sex can be yours. Upgrade to our $29.99 package and you won’t have commercials.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 14 hours ago

"This orgasm was brought to you by Capital One and the prison industrial complex. What's in YOUR prison wallet?"

[–] bhamlin@lemmy.world 14 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

No way, that'd be too convenient. They'll probably make that illegal as soon as they find out someone thought of it.

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[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 105 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

"Do you know how hard you have to abuse a mammal to make them not have children?" -- Connor Leahy

[–] GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 10 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

There is always an exception somewhere.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 87 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (9 children)

As a boomer-adjacent 60-year-old, with an adult son living at home, it's the economy, stupid.

But, more than that, the world has gone to shit. And, no, that's not the boomer generation's fault. It's the fault of the billionaires and the ignorant people of all generations who have voted for conservatives over the past 50 years.

[–] majster@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 hours ago

Adult sons living at home is common in European countries where status quo is to the left of your Bernie. So it must be something else. I blame NIMBYs.

[–] Miaou@jlai.lu 27 points 19 hours ago (11 children)

Millennials were not voting 50 years ago.

[–] nexguy@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago

Over the last 50 years includes 0 years, 1 years, even 2 and 3 up to 4 or 5 years ago. Probably even more who knows.

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[–] tpihkal@lemmy.world 153 points 23 hours ago (4 children)

I can barely afford rent at 40; how the fuck am I going to afford to raise a kid?

[–] capt_wolf@lemmy.world 44 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

"There's never going to be a good time for it. We didn't have a lot of money when I had mine. You just learn to sacrifice for them."

Motherfucker, I just ate ramen for dinner.

[–] Flower@sh.itjust.works 13 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

And the rich are even buying up trailer parks to squeeze money out of the people there, so even becoming trailer park trash with kids is unaffordable.

[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 6 points 12 hours ago

I support the death penalty for private equity executives.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 116 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

puts hand on shoulder son, we've got to talk about your avocado toast

[–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 50 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Don't forget all the Starbucks coffee!

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 43 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

Instead of buying that latte, why don't you instead buy some bootstraps and pull on them

[–] Serinus@lemmy.world 27 points 20 hours ago (5 children)

For those who don't know, this phrase has come full circle.

Image of literal bootstraps

It started as something literally impossible. Then people started using it to say they did it anyway. Expecting what is supposed to be impossible out of people is insane.

[–] whalebiologist@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

in a way we can view it as a term to mean "LYING" about how you succeeded. How did you get so in shape for your role? Clean diet and exercise. How did you make your first million? Pulling myself into the air by my bootstraps.

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[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

That phrase is just something the rich tell the poor to get them to bend over.

[–] ignotum@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They could've just bought me dinner and then asked nicely

Chivalry is dead

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 5 hours ago

Everything is about power to them...

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[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 23 points 20 hours ago

Who said anything about raising it? You just need to have the kid, and then the orphan crushing machine will take over from there

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 27 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (5 children)

Personally I just don't like children, and am suspicious of people who claim to have them on purpose

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 9 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I always thought this was a weird take. Like yeah I get being a parent is hard and with the world today it’s just not financially fair to a kid for most people to try.

But dude, kids are hilarious and fun m, if you know the right ones.

What this is, is the cascading effect of fewer not-shitty people (or decent people in shitty situations) having kids. Then, everyone sees this maladjusted children and even fewer people want to give it a go.

I mean it’s not anyone’s choice but theirs if they want to have em or even like em. But ironically it’s almost like accelerationism when we all collectively swear off trying.

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

Ngl the "hilarious and fun" part mainly comes from them being literal superhumans.

Some toddler climbing literal column of a house

Funny? Hell yeah! But I would NOT trust myself to raise this thing lmao.

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[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 41 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Microplastics are stored in the balls.

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Bhaelfur@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Ah shit, I've been making my own this entire time!

[–] W98BSoD@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 14 hours ago

Homemade usually tastes better.

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