CMV: People who raise children create a positive externality for society and should be compensated for it.
A positive externality is when someone’s actions create benefits that others receive without directly paying for them. I think raising children clearly fits this definition in modern societies.
Parents privately bear large costs: direct financial costs (housing, food, healthcare, education), opportunity costs (career slowdown, reduced mobility, lost income), time, stress, and risk (children may require lifelong care).
Meanwhile, society broadly benefits from the outcome:
\* Children become future workers and taxpayer
\* They fund pensions, healthcare, and public services. They reduce the fiscal burden per capita by maintaining worker-to-retiree ratios.
\* They contribute to economic growth, innovation, and institutional continuity
These benefits are socialized, while the costs of producing them are mostly privatized.
Importantly, child-free adults still benefit from:
\* Pensions funded by future workers
\* Healthcare systems sustained by the next generation
\* A functioning economy and stable institutions
To be clear, this is not a moral argument about whether people should have kids. Reproduction itself is a personal choice. But economically, it seems clear ot me that having child
the timing matters more than people admit and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just how it reads to me.
If you zoom out, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which explains why reactions are split Others will probably see it differently.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the key detail here.
On the surface, this feels like a half-step, not a full move
Reaction: Too real..
Just reading this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that friction is hard to ignore Time will tell. At least from my perspective.
Honestly, the main issue seems to be how this is handled so the response doesn’t surprise me That part stands out. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this comes across more reactive than planned which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out.
To be fair, the direction makes sense but the details are messy That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
Not gonna lie, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart
the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
I get the idea, this comes across more reactive than planned which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out.
On the surface, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up. At least from my perspective.
Reaction: Just always
From a neutral view, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why this is getting picked apart Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me Interested to see the follow-up. That’s just my read on it.
Reaction: Just...why??
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Reaction: They must be illiterate or something...
Not gonna lie, the main issue seems to be how this is handled so the response doesn’t surprise me
Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Not gonna lie, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Not convinced this is settled yet.
Putting bias aside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
this feels like a half-step, not a full move which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where it gets complicated
I get the idea, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s just how it reads to me.
From a neutral view, this feels rushed rather than thought through That part stands out.
At first glance, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the impression it gives me.
From a neutral view, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Not convinced this is settled yet.
Just reading this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which explains why reactions are split Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If you zoom out, this feels rushed rather than thought through Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Feels like there’s more coming here. At least from my perspective.
From a practical angle, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next.
Bluntly speaking, this feels more about execution than intent That’s what makes this interesting. Hard to say where this lands long term.
From where I sit, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that friction is hard to ignore This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s just my read on it.
Real talk, the way this is presented changes how it lands Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s what people are responding to Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what changes the context. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Reaction: me_irl
Not gonna lie, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where people will push back
Reaction: me_irl
From the outside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place
From where I sit, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
Looking at this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled This could age very differently in a week.