What do they expect after teaching 2 generations of schoolchildren that they are the biggest threat to Mother Earth, Gaia?
Then add to that that western civilization is the most destructive force on the planet.
They got their wish. Planet earth will be populated only by primitive people. Dream come true. How is this a disaster? It’s a little late to tell millions of millenials “Just kidding”.
I think it's just the way societies go as they get more prosperous. Low child mortality, not needing lots of kids to work on the farm and not having to depend on them to take care of aging parents have all led to lower birth rates throughout the West.
Property taxes are a huge problem in high prop tax states.
Who wants to raise a large family in a shoebox?
And if you do buy a roomy, costly home, four and five fig annual prop taxes ensure you can’t afford to fill it.