I don't want to sound melodramatic, but when humanity on average produces less than 2 children per woman, it is heading for extinction. I keep hearing all sorts of counter-arguments, such as:

    * there is too many people
    * people are destroying earth
    * fewer people are born, but more people live longer, so we are fine

If you are of a thinking kind, you can see none of these points addresses the problem. I could understand if those were idiots were making these arguments, but many people who do are quite intelligent; yet they keep being in denial that humanity is heading to existential crisis. What's even more disappointing is that the same people who say this have been hugely vocal during recent pandemic. Which means, they do care for individual human life, but apparently not for the human race.

Bottom line is: we desperately need more children born, and at the same time we are doing everything to discourage potential parents from producing any. Car seats are just a tip of an iceberg. Schools, police, social services, nosy neighbors, political activists are all actively making life of parents living hell. This must stop. Society must help parents. Couple thousand bucks a year in tax deductions is not help, it's a pittance. Do you know how much daycare costs? Add on top of it sleepless nights; add occasional child sickness meaning you can't go work and have a career, god forbid some mental illness or other disability. Parents are literally sacrificing their lives for future generations, as the rest of you a$$holes travel, drink, go clubs, go concerts, have sex, and not only care less about what happens to humanity tomorrow, but work on actively discouraging people from giving life to someone else. This is a f#ing disgrace.

Sorry for rant.