The birth rate statistics itself doesn't explain the problem and misleads IMO. People don't get married and do families as before, less families, less babies. The decline isn't caused by the suddenly decrease of n of childrens per family, but the number of new families itself. View quoted note →
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⚡️🇮🇹 NEWS - Italy’s birth rate has dropped to a record low of 1.13 children per woman with only 370000 babies born last year the lowest since 1861 Experts warn this decline is getting worse and shows no sign of recovery creating a serious challenge for Italy’s future population. image
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The downfall of commitment and marriage is also a leading cause. Plus the rise of these cancerous dating apps was the final nail in the coffin. Cheap relationships that favor high time preference dating are seeked more than stable commitment.
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HoloKat 1 month ago
I suspect this is one of those things that is a product of our environment and times - and so many factors go into that. It’s impossible to point to one thing specifically but a lot of it ultimately boils down to fiat access.
Yeah that's a very fair take. The way of using dating apps is just a reflection IMO, as you can see the same downfall of commitment even in people not using them. There are many factors contributing to it I think, and everyone has its own level of importance that vary depending on different individuals. One thing common I believe is the fear for future uncertainty, mostly related to, as we tend to say, by the tools of money we use, that in a way or another, influences the incentives and so the values of society. Going down the rabbit hole of downfall of family creations we can get to the cause or roots of the downfall of values in society and relationships..
Yes Karnage I agree with you.. was just commenting under another note almost the same..
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Yeah that's a very fair take. The way of using dating apps is just a reflection IMO, as you can see the same downfall of commitment even in people not using them. There are many factors contributing to it I think, and everyone has its own level of importance that vary depending on different individuals. One thing common I believe is the fear for future uncertainty, mostly related to, as we tend to say, by the tools of money we use, that in a way or another, influences the incentives and so the values of society. Going down the rabbit hole of downfall of family creations we can get to the cause or roots of the downfall of values in society and relationships..
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Yes! I agree with you Robert
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Yeah that's a very fair take. The way of using dating apps is just a reflection IMO, as you can see the same downfall of commitment even in people not using them. There are many factors contributing to it I think, and everyone has its own level of importance that vary depending on different individuals. One thing common I believe is the fear for future uncertainty, mostly related to, as we tend to say, by the tools of money we use, that in a way or another, influences the incentives and so the values of society. Going down the rabbit hole of downfall of family creations we can get to the cause or roots of the downfall of values in society and relationships..
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NOO NOO Totally unrelated... blink blink Not just people breaking up with human partners and marrying an LLM, but also people using them for psychological treatment, echo chamber reinforcement, you'reabsolutelyrightooors, hallucinating mechines. None of that is related to people just feeling more and more distant from reality...
Yeah no, that ain't true. Go check out Pasta Grannies on YouTube and you'll get what kind of heritage we italians are going to lose with globalization and modernity.