@deltathose@RayVonRichter@AFpost Mind you, Nigeria went down to 4.48 in 2023 then had a sharp jump to 5.01 in 2024. Looks to me that the downwards trend is not certain.
@LisaMariSmith@XJosh@BasedTorba I’m not making a morality claim, just stating that contraceptives is how people have the choice to not have children, but still engage in sexual relationships.
@Lt_Folgore@XJosh@BasedTorba That is mostly due to circumvention, with two amendments to the law in 1972 and 1985 corresponding to drops in the birth rate. Births remained above replacement, though do not mistake this as a recommendation.
@Lt_Folgore@XJosh@BasedTorba We saw similar declines during WW1 and the Great Depression in the United States. Birthrates did not drop below replacement till the introduction of birth control.
@UnanimousSpoon@XJosh@BasedTorba Coincidentally, Silphium was famously known as a oral contraceptive for women in Augustuses time, before the plant seemingly went extinct. https://t.co/7DOUMtZ7Uu
@UnanimousSpoon@XJosh@BasedTorba I wouldn’t deny this had an impact, however, people did not stop having sex. It’s the birth control access and an increasingly hedonist culture that decreases birthrates.
@LayoffAI These data centers mostly take jobs from white collar city dwellers and service workers, not local tradesmen, farmers and other blue collar workers.
@MatthewSkrzypc1@SteveGuest The pool was traditionally treated with chemicals, and refresh daily with more tap water. That is how they kept it clear in the past.
Not having the pool liner means it leaks 16 million gallons of water annually. Having a pool filter helps with that as well.