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inactiveuser247 t1_j1l7q50 wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in [OC] Christmas Homicides in California by academiaadvice

The argument from the freakonomics guy is that in around 96 the generation who were born once abortion was legalised started to become adults. At that time you had a huge reduction in the number of kids being born into situations where they were unwanted/ couldn’t be cared for/ or there were drugs etc involved. With that reduction came a matching reduction in the number of people growing up to be disfunctiknal adults.

Or something like that.

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KittyKat122 t1_j1lpifn wrote

The freakonomics book is BS and not filled with much or any factual evidence. Check out the podcast "If books could kill" where they do a deep drive episode on it debunking the claims.

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Sadoksad t1_j1lllf0 wrote

People don't realize how important kids are to our survival and mental well being. They can also drive you crazy of course but the joy they bring outweighs the annoyance.

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inactiveuser247 t1_j1lpt7o wrote

Sometimes. You should hang out with some kids with FASD or serious development disorders.

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Sadoksad t1_j1lr7fv wrote

*Most of the time. You're taking something that's uncommon and highlighting it as if it was common.

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inactiveuser247 t1_j1ls45o wrote

You took something that’s uncommon and completely disregarded it.

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Sadoksad t1_j1lwdqv wrote

I thought I was cynical but you're quite the one as well.

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inactiveuser247 t1_j1lyle1 wrote

It’s been a shitty day to end a shitty year. Sorry about the snarkiness. Merry Christmas.

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Sadoksad t1_j1m1w5i wrote

>It’s been a shitty day to end a shitty year.

Its been a shitty year. Period. All days included. Maybe I'm being slightly ungrateful but anyways Happy Holidays to you too. Stay safe.

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