It's Not Just a Population Crisis
Culture,Population,Children,Family And Marriage
As people talk about the issues of depopulation, they look to government programs to solve the issue. This is something I don't like just on principle, but I'll admit that there are times such programs might be beneficial.
But there's one issue every suggestion I've seen makes, and that's how it misses the real problem.
Yes, people aren't having as many children, but that's not really the issue. It's a symptom of the issue.
Children, you see, are the end result of a series of decisions made by men and women, and the way society suggests people make those decisions has ramifications that go well beyond the short-term ramifications people see.
People aren't having kids because they're not getting married like they used to. They're not getting married as much because dating is a lot harder than it used to be, and they're going on fewer dates. Part of this is because both sexes have some warped ideas about dating, coupled with some legitimate concerns about where lines are that shouldn't be crossed.
