The demographic breakdown I would like to know with this poll is not between men vs women's or old vs young opinions, but on rich people versus poor people. Just based on the stories in the newz, my impression is this "problem" bothers Rich people a whole lot more than it does Poor people. Basicall they're worried about where all the wage slaves will come from, or consumers or who will pay for their pensions. The vast majority of people who actually have or do not have kids simply choose one or the other based on their own personal situation. People aren't going to have kids because the society needs kids. Its not their responsibility to make sure the grand scheme of civilization continues growing.
Despite the fact this situation is all the MSM writes about population these days, there are still a few people who realize the planet is overpppulated with homo sap meat packages. Also that among all the possible options for population reduction, having fewer children born is the best we can do on a moral level. The only other option is for people to die faster. Socially if old people died younger that would be better, but generally it's considered immoral to have people die younger. Withholding expensive medical care that keeps meat packages ticking is definitely considere imoral, along with keeping sick infants alive. Extending the human lifespan and reducing child mortality have long been considered morally good and worthwhile goals. The fact is, both are proximal reasons we are so far into overshoot now.
After that though, the choices get even more morally problematic, because they involve intentionally killing people. Wars do that one, so does starving people by making food unaffordable. No morally upright person is in favor of more war or starving people.
Of course, we have barely scratched the surface so far and this will just be getting worse by the year. So you're gonna keep hearing about it, even though you're sick of it already.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-birth-rate-decline-opinion-poll-1900297
Americans Shrug Over Falling Birthrate
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Americans Shrug Over Falling Birthrate
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