Group 1 - The article discusses the pressures and challenges associated with having children, particularly for lower-income families, highlighting that raising children significantly increases living costs and stress levels [2][20][21] - It emphasizes that many individuals feel a sense of purpose in life revolves around two main tasks: caring for aging parents and raising children, which can lead to feelings of fulfillment or frustration depending on circumstances [3][19] - The narrative compares life to a challenging game, where having children represents difficult "boss levels" that provide a sense of achievement, while not having children may lead to boredom and a lack of purpose as individuals age [16][17][19] Group 2 - The article points out that many people who choose not to have children often come from difficult backgrounds and have negative perceptions of family life, leading to a belief that not having children is preferable [23][26] - It discusses the societal pressures and expectations surrounding parenting, particularly for those from lower-income backgrounds, who may struggle to provide for their children and face increased stress and conflict [21][22][25] - The piece concludes that the decision to have children should be based on an individual's understanding of their own life circumstances and the challenges they are willing to face, rather than societal expectations or pressures [37][40]

“养儿防老” 的本质是什么？是投资。这正是中国原生家庭中大多数孩子不幸的根源很多人养孩子是为了给自己养老、养孩子是为了传宗接代光宗耀祖、养孩子是为了让孩子继承自己的梦想和愿望，唯独没有考虑过孩子在想什么。说白了，绝大多数中国式父母都是自私的，想让孩子成材的目的在孩子身上 “回本”，而不是为了孩子好感觉很多人确实是没看懂我在说什么。我把养孩子的投入成本和回本周期明确地计算出来，正是为了告诉这些认为养孩子是投资的人：如果想养儿防老，那么在现在社会经济环境下一定会亏本而如果能用消费的心态对待孩子，在没有生存压力的情况下让孩子也没有压力地来到人世，那么孩子的存在才会成为爱情的结晶、血脉的传承，和对未来的期待，也只有这样的爱才不是控制把社会现象用经济学的术语精准地概括出来，很多人就接受不了了 😂 相反，这篇文章不是一个丁克写的，我更赞同的是马斯克的生育观念，有能力生孩子的人就应该多生。只有摆正对孩子的心态，才能让孩子有自己的想法，对孩子来说才是公平的Yuyue (@yuyue_chris):00 后视角闲扯，如何看待生育问题？——孩子是一种消费品上次聊房子，我抛出个暴论：没生育和买房需求，正常打工的钱咋都够花，买房就是 ...