The idea is to provide a better life to your kids than you had, otherwise what was the point in subjecting a child to a lesser life. That's what people complain about now, boomers had it better (financially).
And yes, boomers got to have literally the best material experience for anyone ever to have lived, but we’re complaining about having maybe the 2nd, 3rd or 4th best. People who complain about the economic conditions we’re in now, have just not read history.
What we really lack is social and spiritual connection. Modern life has isolated us from each other and atomized so we’re alone, anxious and purposeless. People in the past had these things and were far happier despite far worse material conditions.
You can find these things, but you have actively push against the currents of culture to find them. First thing I would recommend people who want to have kids but are worried about finances, move back to where your parents, or some other relative, who can help with childcare. Also, find a community to help you through tough times (traditionally these have been churches, which also help with the purposelessness of our age).
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u/WeFightTheLongDefeat 1d ago
Tell that to the lady in the Great Depression with 10 kids or whatever