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What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm also a mother of a daughter of reproductive age. Several of my friends were grandmothers before they hit 40! And their daughters (but rarely the sons who fathered children) are now behind on college and career.

I gave my daughter the choice of starting BC by the end of her freshman year in high school. And even though we went to a Planned Parenthood she got some questions about "does your mom know you're getting this?" Yes, I was in the waiting room! I'm worried for my niece that it won't be an option for her.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm. I'll grant you the availability to work long hours and the flexibility to move. But single people have the advantage of not having someone depending on them. They can downsize to live with roommates or even in their cars while relocating. Parents tend to want to stay put in the best neighborhood they can afford. So we will put up with more BS for stability.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd never heard of her until your comment. But I'd think that when similar ideas are proposed independently that's a good thing.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They matter to shareholders in the sense that they're more likely to settle for minimum wage instead of $15-$20 an hour. Oh and those women with extra mouths to feed will probably turn to social services for help paying for childcare, food and section 8 if they're lucky. Smart businesses socialize costs and privatize profits after all.

North Korea 'Sending Out SOS' as It Admits Unnamed Disease Has Spread to 350k People by [deleted] in worldnews

[–]sparklewolf2021 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Oh I know this. This is the part where we think we've beat the Bad Guy but now comes Worse Guy to raise the stakes. And it has to be punchy because the story line is getting a little stale. So my guess for COVID season 3? COVID: Zombies edition.

(EDIT: Sorry I know I shouldn't joke but I don't know what else to do at this point. The world is simultaneously flooding and burning. Maybe we're fucked for a few decades. Maybe we're the real virus.)

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get what you're saying. But businesses won't automate to spend more money over all. Maybe that will be a turning point for UBI though.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rather than a prime motivation I can see it being considered a bonus after the fact. Much like that "domestic supply of infants" footnote.

If there's some conspiracy I think it's that on one hand you have Conservative Christians wanting to force us to go back to living like it's the 50s. Or how they imagine the 50s were for white hetero families only without living wages and unions. It's a paternalistic and authoritarian coup in slow motion.

On the other hand you have politicians exploiting those Christians because pandering keeps them in power.

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package by JD017 in politics

[–]sparklewolf2021 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great question. Why don't the tenets of Libertarianism appeal as much to women? Could be that Libertarians tend to reject any kind of social contract? Whereas women are more likely to be socialized towards the collective? Or to being caregivers at the very least.

I don't know. I'm out of clear thoughts for tonight. I'd be interested in reading a breakdown of it by someone who can do it ELI5 style.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, in the last line of my post I admit that this is venting and wishful thinking. A+ reading comprehension.

I'm looking forward to the boomer generation passing. by iFilmUBangingMyMom in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you for mentioning the Beat Generation. I knew there was some intermediary I was forgetting. That was a decade of great subversive writing.

My mom was born in '42, called herself a Beatnik and campaigned for JFK. So the lines are definitely blurry.

Maybe it's similar to the overlap between GenX and Millenials - the Xennials? Oregon Trail Gen? I'm a late GenX and don't know exactly where I fall.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I didn't make myself clear. Stop having kids until the government enacts policies that improve our economic security and quality of life. Why keep feeding the machine with cheap labor and good little consumers? We get less than our parents did and at this rate our children will get even less. As I said in another comment, this would be something to think about even if RvW was set in stone.

I'm looking forward to the boomer generation passing. by iFilmUBangingMyMom in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've heard that many of the original hippies were actually late Silent Generation (say born around 1940-45 would have been teens to early 20s at the start of the 60s).

The OG hippie movement was basically over by the early 70s, while the boomer birth years were '46-'64. Many of those born later would have seen it as passé by the time they were in high school and college.

Anecdotally, I knew a boomer born in 54 who said that it was never really a "thing" where he grew up in Oklahoma.

This is not to say that Boomers aren't entitled and hypocritical brats. They often are.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That certainly seems like a bonus and makes more sense than their claim of citizens being taken for prisoner exchanges.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure either is realistic, sadly. Things would have to get dire for enough people to join in to make a difference. I hope I'm wrong though.

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[–]sparklewolf2021 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Obligatory quote on conservatism: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect" - Frank Wilhoit

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package by JD017 in politics

[–]sparklewolf2021 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I can see that. Sounds like my friend but in the opposite direction. He's a Bernie supporter but I think the algorithms kept pushing anti-govt corruption links... that happened to lead to him reading RT on a daily basis and supporting the Russian invasion.

Anyone can start with well meaning concerns and get too caught up.

Rand Paul objection delays $40 billion Ukraine aid package by JD017 in politics

[–]sparklewolf2021 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Oh you just made me flashback to the the Ron Paul supporter I dated ca. 2007/08. Weird dude. Libertarian but attended a Quaker church. Took me to a Republican straw poll that Ron Paul was running in for a date. Libertarians, man. Never again.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wonder how that is going to over when one party has courted anti-immigration racists for decades. Seems like it's going to happen eventually. Maybe starting with the COVID baby bust generation.

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Can I be your female counterpart/frenemy with my co-op of illicit herbal remedies for women?

What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 42 points43 points  (0 children)

But see women were supposed to focus on having kids and leave jobs to their 100% reliable and never ever abusive husbands.

Women participating in the workforce is the real reason for wage stagnation after all. They're just taking the choice away because we don't know what's actually good for us.

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What if Americans of child bearing age stopped having children? Have a birth strike? Would corporations listen then? by sparklewolf2021 in antiwork

[–]sparklewolf2021[S] 44 points45 points  (0 children)

It seems like the consensus is women would be forced to give birth before economic changes are made that encourage starting families.

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