Does this make you happy or sad?

Threepwood · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:26

Does it really matter if a woman wants to have a lot of children? It's hardily that common, the birth rate in the country is still under 2... There are obviously many woman who have no children, or only one.

darkgen · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:26

This thread has at least reminded me that I need to rip out a fireplace.

Akagi · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:32

Smokey Deza said:
Spot the happy partner.

Selfish much?

Well I guess he gets to shag someone young enough to be his daughter so...

CircleFaust · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:39

indifferent. there will always be the odd woman that wants to pop them out like it aint no thang
overpopulation is already happening
this chart is pretty shocking
https://ourworldindata.org/world-population-growth

BowdonUK · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:48

Isn't our birth rate as a country in decline (as most Western countries are)?

I'm all for more population.

jakedude182 · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:50

Ah yeah there is a difference in age I missed.. so when she was 18 he was 40
Jealous, well slightly, just slightly

Roar87 · 13 Jan 2020 at 16:57

I don't think it matters if one woman has 8 kids generally speaking, it's probably better if she has an amount of children that allows her to give them plenty of attention though.

Greebo · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:06

Clearly they are just true British patriots doing their bit so in the future we have more white British people than Muslims living here,.

Em3bbs · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:26

BowdonUK said:
Isn't our birth rate as a country in decline (as most Western countries are)?

I'm all for more population.

Have you ever seen the film Idiocracy?

Dis86 · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:27

Greebo said:
Clearly they are just true British patriots doing their bit so in the future we have more white British people than Muslims living here,.

I wasn't aware white, british people couldn't be muslim!

something daft already!! · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:30

I would question why this is newsworthy and by extension, why it is posted about on a tech forum.

It neither makes me happy or sad. Just puzzled.

Mason- · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:42

Greebo said:
Clearly they are just true British patriots doing their bit so in the future we have more white British people than Muslims living here,.

wtf :/

If they can afford to care for their children then fine. Only thing that stood out to me as a big concern is it's a 3-bed house. That's ok when they're all nippers but when they're teenagers it'll be a bit more difficult. I have 1 brother, 1 half sister (same dad) and 4 step sisters (dad's second marriage). So when we used to go on holiday or day trips with my dad it was pretty crazy. 9 of us in total. But I did enjoy it, and personally I think I'd want a larger family when I have children. 4 at most though. And basically it depends on how many I can afford to have. If we have 2 and we can't reasonably house any more then that's the limit for me.

G-MAN2004 · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:43

Good on her. I'm fed up of British people being told we shouldn't have children because it will harm the environment or it will make us miserable, or it will hinder our careers, etc. but at the very same time we are told we need to accept mass immigration to prop up the economy.

Overpopulation is going to happen anyway, and it will be almost entirely Africa and Asia's fault.

b00merang69 · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:43

A2Z · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:50

I was expecting the family to be on benefit hand-outs but fair play at least one of them works and earns a decent wage.

Sankari · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:50

Lock her up!

Sankari · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:52

G-MAN2004 said:
Good on her. I'm fed up of British people being told we shouldn't have children because it will harm the environment or it will make us miserable, or it will hinder our careers, etc. but at the very same time we are told we need to accept mass immigration to prop up the economy.

News flash: children take 18 years to grow up. whereas skilled immigrant workers can start work immediately. Governments don't wait to wait around for nearly 20 years in the hope of boosting the workforce.

b00merang69 · 13 Jan 2020 at 17:54

The ones I see make/deliver kebabs or now cut hair as before mentioned market is saturated (we had no shortage of barbers to start with) so not much skill there.

G-MAN2004 · 13 Jan 2020 at 18:01

Evangelion said:
News flash: children take 18 years to grow up. whereas skilled immigrant workers can start work immediately. Governments don't wait to wait around for nearly 20 years in the hope of boosting the workforce.

Yes, because mass immigration would provide us solely with skilled workers in industries that actually need them. No unskilled whatsoever.

Sankari · 13 Jan 2020 at 18:18

G-MAN2004 said:
Yes, because mass immigration would provide us with solely with skilled workers in industries that actually need them. No unskilled whatsoever.

Mass immigration can provide you primarily with skilled workers if you have a points based immigration system, like Australia. Incidentally, it's worth noting that people born overseas compromise just 14% of the UK's population, whereas in Australia that figure is 25%.

b00merang69 said:
The ones I see make/deliver kebabs or now cut hair

So they are working and contributing to the economy. That's good news, surely? You wouldn't want them on welfare.

as before mentioned market is saturated (we had no shortage of barbers to start with) so not much skill there.

If you want more skilled workers you need to introduce an immigration system that prioritizes them while de-prioritising unskilled workers. Have the Tories shown any interest in doing that during their time in power?

FoxEye · 13 Jan 2020 at 18:21

BowdonUK said:
I'm all for more population.

Why?

Not that it matters. At this point we're all ****ed anyhow.

As is most of the non-human life on this planet (they'll all get wiped out before the last of us dies). Except the bacteria at the bottom of the Mariana trench. They're probably safe.