Living as Creatures

Living as Creatures

How the Fertility Crisis is a Meaning Crisis

And how it might get resolved

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Ben Christenson
Aug 29, 2024
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Last month, the Wall Street Journal profiled a childless couple in their early 40s who moved to New Orleans “in search of the city’s joie de vivre—and other childless millennials”

With a combined income of $280,000, the couple is able to put about $4,500 a month toward what they hope will be a mid-50s retirement. Another $2,600 pays rent on a sprawling C…

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