It’s not that simple. A lot of people don’t understand how the birthgap works and it shows. That being said, it’s a strong indicator that the current system doesn’t make the world accommodating to aspiring/existing parents. In many countries (no longer just in the west) for the first time in modern history the current generation is set to be financially worse off than their parents. Capitalism has also atrophied every natural process of human interaction that ever existed, and the cult of the self is at its highest. Productivity demands in countries like Japan and South Korea are damn near anti-reproduction. But the long term consequences are not just “boohoo no more babies”. It means that by the time YOU are 70-75-80, the healthcare system (and other social services) will be so drastically underfunded by the taxes of a disappearing youth that you will likely live in pain, isolation, squalor, and helplessness with no hope of relief beyond suicide if you can manage to find the means of throwing yourself off something high enough. This is a frequent occurrence in Japan (where mind you, national wealth from past growth is still carrying the currently elderly, but that won’t last long). Meanwhile, the youth that will labour to carry the larger older generations on their back will be enslaved by increasingly crippling tax constraints and decreasing available income/a shrinking labour force. I get it, I’m a feminist and the issue/injustice of the double burden for women - among other things tbh - goes without saying, but this doesn’t mean low birth rates alone are to be celebrated. Bodily autonomy = good. The right to go child free = good. Reproducing being so circumstantially unappealing that a SUBSTANTIAL number of people are choosing to be child free = an existential problem that is an unnatural and mathematically alarming progression for any mammal. Things are not being adjusted to “what they should be” because we now have “more rights” and therefore can escape the “prison of motherhood”. At the end of the day rights are practically pointless when self-sustainance is impossible, which it will become for humanity with a widening birthgap. The two need to go hand in hand. Rights AND the capacity for self-sustainance in one’s lifetime and across generations. That is currently not the case and this is absolutely something to worry about. It’s simply a mathematical problem. Please research it bc it’s just too long to illustrate in detail with the explanation and the nails I have to type with. So yes, perhaps parenthood of any kind should not be a prison at all if our survival as civilisations is to be (and it very much is) dependent on it. Perhaps fragmenting the community and “healthy” cohabitation as a means of survival, and therefore making it impossible for young parents in an increasing number of places around the world to have access to “the village it takes to raise a child” is what needs to be undone. Otherwise just send the floods or nuke us all. Fair play take. But a future with a scale tipped below the necessary birth minimum for a somewhat dignified survival of the human race is much grimmer than it looks. It’s pure misery for everyone. Research the birth gap problem. This isn’t only about women’s rights.

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Only time I will ever support j*had 🤲🏿🙏🏿😭

LMAOOOO ma chérie.

No one calls Netherlands “holland” anymore. Growing up that used to be a thing.

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We didn’t realize it then, but kids’ shows used to be this calm on purpose.

that’s the question isn’t it. what WILL she do? there are no youth clubs for her to attend. food, cinema tickets, any sort of third space activity is all too expensive. their parents are underpaid, saturday jobs don’t exist any more, children have truly been abandoned by the govt

Ousmane Dembélé frère @dembouz t’es sur t’as pas laissé le gaz ouvert à la maison? Le robinet? Retourne vérifier on comprendra 🙏🏿😭

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It is a great honor to be hosted by @MudgeRulf, CEO of @Diasporanethub . This conversation is a reminder of how important it is for Africans to tell and learn our own histories. Too often, we know more about other parts of the world than we do about our own continent. The Genocide against the Tutsi is one of those histories that must be better understood across Africa, not only as Rwanda's story, but as part of our shared African memory. It calls for awareness, reflection, and responsibility from all of us. Learning about it is not about division, but about truth, remembrance, and ensuring that such atrocities are never repeated again. Thank you, Mudge, for creating space for these important conversations.

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On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, Foreign Ministers, @onduhungirehe 🇷🇼 and Lamola 🇿🇦will hold bilateral talks in Pretoria. The talks form part of ongoing efforts to rebuild bilateral relations strained over the past decade. Key issues have included: 👉Genocide fugitives residing in South Africa, 👉The hosting of Rwandan anti-government groups linked to attacks in Rwanda, and differing positions on regional conflicts, notably in eastern DR Congo. The ministers are also expected to discuss cooperation in trade, tourism, health, education, and security. @Sentletse @ali_naka @Rncongress @AAli0781

Mind you this “country” will give lessons to the world on how to be civilised and dignified governance.

In my lifetime, China lifted 850 million people out of poverty, while the US created one trillionaire. It is clear as day that socialism is the key to our future.

Unfortunately I shall forever remain a fan of Cardi. She can do no wrong in my eyes

Seriously though @Rwandapolice do you ever step out the kitchen? 🤌🏿🤌🏿 Anyway goated content aside such stellar advice this World Cup bar season! 👏🏿

If you show a man you are willing to suffer, he will make you SUFFER

Elite athletes in action at the Kigali Full Marathon 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️, showcasing a powerful display of athletic excellence through the streets of the City of Kigali. #KIPM2026