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
Not gonna lie, this solves one problem while creating another Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
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If we’re being honest, the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. Time will tell. That’s the impression it gives me.
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From the outside, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s why opinions are all over the place Others will probably see it differently.
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From the outside, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to
Looking at this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Let’s see what happens next.
From the outside, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next. At least from my perspective.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where it gets complicated That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week. Others will probably see it differently.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. This could age very differently in a week.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why the comments look the way they do Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
If we’re being honest, the signal is clear, the strategy less so Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome so the response doesn’t surprise me At least from my perspective.
To be fair, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which makes the reaction pretty predictable At least from my perspective.
From my side, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which makes the reaction pretty predictable Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
From the outside, the wording alone shifts how people read this Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which is why the comments look the way they do
At first glance, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like there’s more coming here.
Stepping back, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s what people are responding to Others will probably see it differently.
Honestly, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
From where I sit, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out. Time will tell.
From a practical angle, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which explains why reactions are split That’s the impression it gives me.
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome That’s what changes the context. We’ll see how people react over time. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting.
To be fair, this feels like a half-step, not a full move At least from my perspective.
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s why opinions are all over the place
the wording alone shifts how people read this Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
From where I sit, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place Not convinced this is settled yet.
From a neutral view, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next.
Stepping back, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Curious how this plays out. Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which explains why reactions are split
I get the idea, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s where the disagreement starts
If we’re being honest, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to
Just reading this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s where the disagreement starts Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage We’ll see how people react over time.
Not gonna lie, this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so This could age very differently in a week.
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome At least from my perspective.
Stepping back, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s what people are responding to That’s the key detail here. Feels like an opening move, not an ending. At least from my perspective.
Trying to be fair, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, this solves one problem while creating another That part stands out.
Real talk, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on
I get the idea, this depends heavily on what happens next
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Trying to be fair, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
Putting bias aside, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where the disagreement starts This probably isn’t the last word on it.
At first glance, the wording alone shifts how people read this which turns this into more of a debate That’s the impression it gives me.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s just my read on it.
If you zoom out, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that tension shows up immediately That part stands out.
From my side, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that tension shows up immediately Let’s see what happens next.
From my side, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart That’s just my read on it.
Trying to be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned so the response doesn’t surprise me Hard to say where this lands long term.
this solves one problem while creating another which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here.
Real talk, this solves one problem while creating another Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
From a neutral view, this feels more about execution than intent This could age very differently in a week.
Trying to be fair, this comes across more reactive than planned Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Real talk, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s what people are responding to This could age very differently in a week.
this comes across more reactive than planned Others will probably see it differently.
If you zoom out, this reads stronger on paper than in practice
At first glance, the wording alone shifts how people read this which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts That part stands out. Hard to say where this lands long term.
Putting bias aside, this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s the key detail here. That’s just my read on it.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that’s why opinions are all over the place Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Bluntly speaking, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
To be fair, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
Not gonna lie, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which turns this into more of a debate
this reads stronger on paper than in practice which explains why reactions are split
From where I sit, this depends heavily on what happens next which is why the comments look the way they do That part stands out.
To be fair, this feels rushed rather than thought through which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out. At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven We’ll see how people react over time. At least from my perspective.
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next so the response doesn’t surprise me Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From where I sit, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Interested to see the follow-up.
At this point, this reads stronger on paper than in practice Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s what changes the context.
this solves one problem while creating another which is why the comments look the way they do That’s what changes the context. Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which is why this is getting picked apart That’s just my read on it.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that friction is hard to ignore
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which makes the reaction pretty predictable That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that’s where the disagreement starts That’s just my read on it.
Stepping back, this comes across more reactive than planned That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet.
At first glance, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
I get the idea, this comes across more reactive than planned Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s where it gets complicated We’ll see how people react over time.
From a practical angle, the timing matters more than people admit
Honestly, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that’s the part people are stuck on
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s the part people are stuck on Others will probably see it differently.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s what people are responding to That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
the wording alone shifts how people read this
If we’re being honest, this solves one problem while creating another so the response doesn’t surprise me That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time. That’s the impression it gives me.
Honestly, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting.
Trying to be fair, the way this is presented changes how it lands which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Curious how this plays out. That’s just my read on it.
On the surface, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Interested to see the follow-up.
If you zoom out, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what changes the context.
If you zoom out, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Hard to say where this lands long term.
the way this is presented changes how it lands
Looking at this, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out. Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
Real talk, this feels more about execution than intent and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me.
the timing matters more than people admit That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
Looking at this, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why opinions are all over the place
On the surface, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Just reading this, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that tension shows up immediately That’s what changes the context.
I get the idea, this feels like a half-step, not a full move so the response doesn’t surprise me That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s the key detail here. We’ll see how people react over time.
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this which turns this into more of a debate
At this point, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so We’ll see how people react over time.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s where people will push back This probably isn’t the last word on it. At least from my perspective.
From my side, this solves one problem while creating another and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Putting bias aside, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up.
Without overthinking it, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so That’s what changes the context. Curious how this plays out.
From a practical angle, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Hard to say where this lands long term. That’s just my read on it.
this feels more about execution than intent
Looking at this, this solves one problem while creating another That’s the key detail here. That’s just how it reads to me.
I get the idea, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Honestly, this depends heavily on what happens next
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here
From the outside, the way this is presented changes how it lands which explains why reactions are split We’ll see how people react over time. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s the part people are stuck on
Stepping back, the timing matters more than people admit and that friction is hard to ignore That’s just how it reads to me.
To be fair, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place Feels like an opening move, not an ending. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Looking at this, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate
Just reading this, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
Putting bias aside, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. Time will tell.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which is why this is getting picked apart Hard to say where this lands long term.
the timing matters more than people admit Others will probably see it differently.
At this point, the direction makes sense but the details are messy Feels like there’s more coming here.
Not gonna lie, this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where people will push back At least from my perspective.
If you zoom out, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate Time will tell.
Without overthinking it, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which explains why reactions are split Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Just reading this, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s the part people are stuck on Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Stepping back, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why this is getting picked apart That part stands out. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, this comes across more reactive than planned Time will tell.
the follow-through is what will decide this and that tension shows up immediately That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where the disagreement starts Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this comes across more reactive than planned and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting.
On the surface, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which turns this into more of a debate At least from my perspective.
From a neutral view, this solves one problem while creating another Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Just reading this, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, this comes across more reactive than planned That part stands out. That’s just how it reads to me.
Real talk, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where the disagreement starts
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
From a neutral view, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Stepping back, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That part stands out.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately We’ll see how people react over time.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move That’s the impression it gives me.
From a practical angle, the direction makes sense but the details are messy which is why the comments look the way they do Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the timing matters more than people admit which turns this into more of a debate Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out.
there’s a gap between the message and the outcome which explains why reactions are split That’s what changes the context. That’s just how it reads to me.
At this point, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Interested to see the follow-up.
the signal is clear, the strategy less so which turns this into more of a debate
Putting bias aside, this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s the key detail here. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where it gets complicated That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
At this point, this feels more about execution than intent Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Bluntly speaking, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s just how it reads to me. Others will probably see it differently.
Putting bias aside, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone
On the surface, this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s where people will push back That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
Honestly, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven
Just reading this, this comes across more reactive than planned and that friction is hard to ignore That’s the key detail here. Feels like there’s more coming here.
From a practical angle, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s the impression it gives me.
On the surface, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting.
To be fair, the signal is clear, the strategy less so which is why the comments look the way they do This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
I get the idea, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Not convinced this is settled yet. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.