[bernulli]

It really is a tragedy of the commons with a changing demographic, where DINK are more prevalent that, say, 50 years ago, where most tried to contribute to raising the next generation. But the amount of entitlement still baffles me - where do these people think everyone younger than them comes from? How much time and money do they think it costs to train a human being to be a member of society, of benefit to them!, and why do they just assume it is someone else's duty to provide this to them, free of charge to them?

[phpisthebest]

>why do they just assume it is someone else's duty to provide this to them, free of charge to them?

Why do you assume I would think it is someone else's duty to provide anything to me? This seems to be a bit of projection.

[jen20]

> DINK are more prevalent that, say, 50 years ago

A good standard of living was possible with a single income 50 years ago (just). It's barely possible today with two average incomes in much of the US.

[astrange]

A standard of living in 2022 wasn't achievable at any cost 50 years ago; the reason both people want to work in a modern family is that it gets you more money and they want to spend more.

You'd only want to not work if your job couldn't effectively contribute to the household (you're already rich or your spouse is a super high earner) or else you can't pay for the childcare work you're no longer doing (you're poor). Both of you working is a sign of being middle class.