Why are young people today unwilling to have children?

Why are young people now increasingly reluctant to have children? Let’s look at some data first. my country’s current population is 290 million born in the 1980s, 188 million born in the 1990s, and 143 million born in the 00s. It has shrunk by 32% in 20 years, but has the quality of life improved as a result? South Korea's total fertility rate is 0.98, ranking last in the world. What is the total fertility rate? It is just that the average number of children per woman during the gestational age of women in this country and region is from 15 to 45 years old. If the total fertility rate is less than 2.1, the number of newborns is not enough to make up for the number of childbearing women and partners. The minimum must not be less than 1.5.

So developed countries use various methods to encourage more children. This is very easy to understand. Of course, the population of two parents with three children is increasing, but when they only have one child, the population will inevitably become smaller and smaller. It is best to keep the population unchanged and have two children. However, the fertility rate in our country is The fertility rate continues to fall, the desire to have children is low, and it even affects fertility. From not wanting to be born to being unable to be born. I often see a lot of jokes on the Internet, why should we get married? Wouldn’t it be fun to play games while having a baby? Isn’t it nice to live a high-quality life alone? Why do you want to be a licking dog?

However, this is not the main reason, so why don’t you want to have children? Returning to our past agricultural life, children are equivalent to one more child and one more labor force. When I am old and can no longer work, my children can still farm and support me. In addition, the medical level in the past was low, and children could easily die without being raised. The continuation of the labor force is the lifeblood of the family, so having children was very important in that era. One important thing, what about after entering industrial society? People have more means and resources to make money. They don’t just rely on a single labor force. Even if I don’t have children, I have medical insurance and pension insurance so that I won’t starve to death. In modern society, the family is no longer a production center, but a consumption center. Children are no longer regarded as productive forces. Instead, part of the focus of consumption must be on raising children.

To put it bluntly, raising children used to make money, but now raising children costs money! The concept of raising children to provide for old age is also constantly being weakened. Coupled with the fanning of consumerism, the main battleground for parents to compare is not only extended to themselves but also to their children. They cannot let their children lose at the starting line, and all kinds of methods are used to throw huge prices at their children. Thoughts affect every family either actively or passively. As a result, the methods and costs of raising children have been exaggerated. To put it bluntly, everyone feels that they cannot afford it.

In addition, the rise of feminism, consumerism, and conflicts between different classes have been transferred to the gender contradiction. In order to restore quality and ensure my safety, I will not get married if I don’t have a car, a house, and millions of betrothal gifts, let alone raise a child for you. Many girls are also affected by these concepts, and either actively or passively choose not to have children or The current situation is that parents or women may not know why they do this, but we must do it.

To summarize the above points, in fact, the most central reason is that we can maintain the current quality of life by reducing or delaying childbirth. This is the lowest-cost, most intuitive way under our control, so many people forget that after we have fewer children, social resources will be left to us, no one will compete with me for jobs, and housing prices will go down. This is simply wishful thinking.