San Francisco is the most childless major city in the U.S.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/fewest-kids-maps-17193677.php

by alphabetting • 4 years ago

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uptownfunk• 4 years ago

What if you count dogs as children?

Kon-Peki• 4 years ago

People in other cities also have dogs. Many even have dogs and children.

I would also like to complain about the linked article. It links to another article on the same site, which has a chart showing the percentage under 18 for the 100 most populous cities in the US. But the chart only shows 25 cities. Is this a cherry-picked selection of cities? Is it the 25 cities among the largest 100 with the least children? Did the API request time out in my web browser?

enduser• 4 years ago

Then you end up with dog preschool for everyone and toy libraries.

hannyaharamita• 4 years ago

The use of the term "childless" implies more is better. If one does not subscribe to cornucopian infinite growth, "childfree" would be preferred.

ProfXponent2• 4 years ago

Having children is a choice, or at least it should be.

Clearly it is in peoples best interests to not have children these days.

If you choose to have a child that’s great, hopefully you have the means to raise them.

Looking forward to the day when we start giving people tax breaks for not having kids.

xedrac2• 4 years ago

Clearly it is in peoples best interests to not have children these days.

Why do you say that? This seems rather short-sighted. The decision to have children was the best choice I ever made. It demanded more of me than I ever knew I had to give, and that turned me into a much better person. And lets not forget that future generations will be the ones supporting you in your old age.

ProfXponent2• 4 years ago

I am glad you found fulfillment in reproduction, many people don’t feel that way.

Personally I am capable of self improvement without adding another hungry mouth to an already dying planet.

Future generations won’t have to support me in old age because I am not an 18th century farmer and have plenty saved for that time in my life.

San Francisco is the most childless major city in the U.S.

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