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applegrove

(132,616 posts) Wed Apr 15, 2026, 05:57 PM Wednesday

It's so creepy that these people see major declines in teen pregnancy as a bad thing. [View all]

Last edited Wed Apr 15, 2026, 06:36 PM - Edit history (1)

Itâ€™s so creepy that these people see major declines in teen pregnancy as a bad thing.
— Matt Novak (@paleofuture.bsky.social) 2026-04-15T19:12:37.949Z

Applegrove: What about immigration?

And of course we should move toward fewer work hours because thanks to technology we don't need everyone on the planet working a 60 hour work week to produce what we need anymore.

It's simple and obvious that more people would have more babies if they could afford it. But right now they can't.
— Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) 2026-04-15T20:09:37.568Z

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It's so creepy that these people see major declines in teen pregnancy as a bad thing. [View all] applegrove Wednesday OP

But then they would shame teenagers for having sex outside of marriage EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #1

The drop in birth-rates is a crisis worldwide MadameButterfly Wednesday #7

We need to figure it out because you can't have infinite population growth EdmondDantes_ Wednesday #18

Yes, but I'm talking about populations going down MadameButterfly Thursday #31

Of course, the concern is the decrease in the white birthrate. J_William_Ryan Wednesday #2

Coming soon. Marcuse Wednesday #21

God damn it,... magicarpet Thursday #27

Lebensborn DBoon Wednesday #3

If she wants to talk about "an existential threat to humanity" ... perfessor Wednesday #4

I'm a ZPG fan Another Jackalope Thursday #25

I'm sure that GOPers are upset Mad_Machine76 Wednesday #5

Translation: "WE NEED MORE WHITE BABIES!" Wednesdays Wednesday #6

Further translation: "AGE OF CONSENT IS TOO HIGH!" durablend Wednesday #15

Well that's just math. Iggo Wednesday #22

I'm outraged and baffled Vogon_Glory Wednesday #8

Yes less teen births is good IbogaProject Thursday #24

Katie is such a hypocrite mgardener Wednesday #9

People should grow up before having babies, legal or not. twodogsbarking Wednesday #10

These people... skypilot Wednesday #11

What we need right now... purr-rat beauty Wednesday #12

Mother Earth is quite happy with negative birth rates and is probably working on her own way to shake us off ;) n/t Cheezoholic Wednesday #13

The planet doesn't care if there are humans on it or not. We do. Another Jackalope Thursday #28

100% project 2025 Nigrum Cattus Wednesday #14

There is a correlation between higher multigraincracker Wednesday #19

Make America as uneducated, dumb, ill read, and as stupid as trDUMP. magicarpet Thursday #30

They want kids to have kids. But why do immigrant kids need to leave? IronLionZion Wednesday #16

Skin color. Iggo Wednesday #23

More debt is not the only result of tax breaks for the rich. Festivito Wednesday #17

I said, in a related thread, that, in ,y professional pediatric opinion... 3catwoman3 Wednesday #20

DURec leftstreet Thursday #26

They want a new "Baby Scoop" era get the red out Thursday #29