Re: As a childless curmudgeon.
"More and more that biology is helped along by medicine (rightly or wrongly). So privilege sounds more correct than pure biology."
Absolutely. There's a lot of pressure to be 'normal' and have children. It's something you don't experience unless you are a childless adult. My girlfriend can't have children and is often upset by inconsiderate comments or simply by being excluded from events/conversations.
The government and businesses encourage the production of children to ensure a future workforce and the more the better (the great god Growth must be appeased). But how much longer can a country/world with finite resources grow? Why do we have to grow? Does growth bring only positives? We know this not to be the case. Perhaps it's time for a new way?
Biting the hand that feeds IT
