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you shouldn't need a commercial for that lol.
commercials have traditionally been trying to sell you the idea that the product will improve your life somehow. you'll gain wealth, class, friends or just have a good time.
a baby gives you none of those things. in fact, the pregnancy test commercial is one of the few that deviates from the norm. whoa! look how excited we are that we have another mouth to feed and have to endure the stench of poop for 4 years!
an accurate negative pregnancy test does.
Wait, what? Nobody has ever gained wealth through the success of a child, class status through having a large family, friends made through a child's social network, or a good time with their kids?
Ok well I can assure you that MOST people who had kids have not obtained ANY those things from their kids or their kids' efforts.
:-/
...well? ....then prove it if Im wrong. ... 👀
Happy People Have Children: Choice and Self-Selection into Parenthood
You're wrong, but for a counter- intuitive reason. People who are happy are more likely to have kids. And then these people continue to be happier on average than their childless peers. But most likely because they have the excess time and resources to pursue having children.
Thanks to contraception, children are a consequence of happiness rather than a cause.
"Thanks to contraception , children ARE NOW a consequence of happiness rather than a cause" is what you mean to say right?
Also thanks. That was an interesting read.
Modern pharmaceutical contraception has been around for over 50 years
It's kinda what you'd expect, given trends in the middle class. But nice to have numbers rather than just vibes to go on
well 50 years is a EXTREMELY tiny sliver of humanity's existence so yes NOW lol