India's surprise baby bust (opens in new tab)

226 points by hakonbogen 1 day ago \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 988 comments | | | | | - | - | - | | | | This has happened to every single society \[\*\] as it industrializes \[0\], and offering extensive support and incentives to parents \(e\.g\. as has been tried in Scandinavian countries\) does very little to reverse this trend \[1, 2\]\.My hypothesis is that as societies industrialize, they afford their population more and more activities that are simply more fun and reward...