ApocalypticaNow @apocalypticanow.bsky.social

This is is fascinating. While teenagers are having far fewer children now than in 1960, older women are having MORE children now than they did back then

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Drew Melbourne @drewmelbourne.com [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 12:01 UTC

This is a really good sign for the human race. Good job, human race.

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Paul Hostetler @phostetlerart.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 17:56 UTC

They got addicted early in life to having babies, and now they can’t stop.

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Dr Ieithydd (Carys) @yrieithydd.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 06:09 UTC

I also always want to know the survival rate of the children. I suspect this isn't a dramatic change from 1960 but it certainly is since Victorian times. Infant mortality has dropped massively since vaccinations started...

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C.V. Danes @cvdanes.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 12:46 UTC

Sadly, the usual suspect states are working diligently to bring back teen pregnancy.

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AMDO @amdo.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 09:27 UTC

all my homies had kids in their thirties

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A guy. @ahumbleman.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 10:27 UTC

📌

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JoseHawkins @josehawkins.bsky.social [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 00:10 UTC

And I was thinking, ghostly phthalates emanating from consumer plastics.🤔

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Douglas Michael Massing @michaelmassing.com [ View ] May 30, 2024 at 00:29 UTC

Planned parenthood—what a concept!

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Analoren @analoren.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 06:00 UTC

iirc, old people are freaky af

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Loukas Christodoulou (they/them) @loukas.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 04:57 UTC

Absolutely shocking to realise how population growth that's called 'normal' actually depended on teenagers having to give birth.

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simongarlick @simongarlick.net [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 05:39 UTC

Amazing how if you remove the barriers preventing women from going to university and pursuing demanding careers, they.... do those things

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Spirit Equality @spiritequality.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 02:26 UTC

Women delaying becoming mothers until they are more economically secure? Better procedures to help older women get pregnant? Anyone have theories?

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Eternal Cat War @eternalcatwar.bsky.social [ View ] May 29, 2024 at 08:28 UTC

Our basic knowledge of human fertility is based on a French study from the 18th century

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