34 sats \ 2 replies \ @Fabs 17 Sep \ on: The Fertility Crisis is About High Standards alter_native
Aaand just when i'm into the flow, a paywall dooms up, awesome...
She's certainly hitting some points (from what I'm allowed to read), but it's also that - taking The Netherlands as an example - there are simply no houses or apartments for starters, and life has gotten extra-expensive, thanks to inflation having taken the fast-lane again.
How are you planning on starting a family, when there's simply nowhere to reasonably go?
You wanna start your life as a parent with a house that isn't yours and a debt of ~€700.000?! Hell no. Fuck no, even.
It's absurd, absolutely absurd and honestly? All frickin' alarms should be ringing- the ones about people's expectations etc cetera included!
I'm kinda sad that this is the situation these days / last decade, but I'm also kinda excited to see what this shit show will turn into, but that's the misanthrope in me. 🙂
You wanna start your life as a parent with a house that isn't yours and a debt of ~€700.000? Hell no.
I assume that renting an apartment is not an option for you?