The Male Fertility Doctor: Delaying Having Kids Is Impacting Your Future Kids! Dr Michael Eisenberg

[@TheDiaryOfACEO]

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[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@kenpe1455]

Please talk about post finasteride syndrome!

[@Monkehrawrrr]

Ughhhh for an expert this guy does not understand nuance - 3x more death for men without kids or wife, how about looking into why doc? How about thinking maybe there are outliers in that data that drive that number?

[@1Sun111]

4 children, omg

[@RaefonB]

Are you guys able to change a thumbnail after the video has been posted? In the red box, I'm pretty sure it should be penises (plural) not penis' (possessive apostrophe)... All the best.

[@lostcakee]

My parents were able to buy a house at 20 years old with an average wage. That is not the case anymore and people struggle to even own a place let alone start a family at a young age.

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@tobygrice6496]

Yes, I have seen a few references to life in the US in the 50’s where a carpenter without a degree had 8 children and supported them on 1 salary……now both partners work and often live paycheck to paycheck, this is much more common than 50 years ago

[@soapfan2700]

Whilst houses might have been cheaper years ago, wages were also lower. My parents recall when it was the norm for the mortgage interest rates to be at 15%. And according to them the wages against the cost of a home was no better then than now & they lived through it. As for kids, it’s not for everyone, not everyone should have kids. But I’m also of the view that if people wait for a “right time” to have kids, they’ll never have them.

[@tobygrice6496]

@@soapfan2700 houses were much cheaper, and the 15% mortgage rate made it almost as expensive , I am from generation X, you are referring to the time of my parents (the 70’s). It didn’t stop my parents, hence I am here writing this 😂, but my parents believe times are worse now (for young people than they were then ). You are right as well, even my parents were telling me that in the 1970’s there were people saying they would not have children because there were too many people already (maybe it was an excuse to not have them)

[@soapfan2700]

@@tobygrice6496see my parents who bought their house in the 70’s don’t see it as worse now. I even said “yes but weren’t wages better in relation to the cost of the house? And they said “no, not at all, it wasn’t easier then at all on that front.”

[@LiveTilliDie]

During the Great Depression, the exact same thing happened - people were having less kids and delaying them. People need to talk about that more.

[@stopthecap2644]

Research has stated otherwise, that overly abundant times tends to result in significantly reduced birth rates. You can see that even today, poor families have no problem having many children… even from the perspective of a father, there’s little risk other than ensuring you can support your children. But imagine you’re a millionaire, and the instant you have a child, the cost is 20% of your net going forward….. it’s extremely risky, and people’s focus is far more on lifestyle or luxury goods over family values. It’s a massive cultural shift

[@karlstrauss2330]

Exactly. The Baby Boomers only came to be after two decades of war and financial recessions.

[@Orly90]

There were people selling their kids

[@karlstrauss2330]

This is not talked about enough. The Baby Boomers was only possible following the decades of war and financial depression that preceded it.

[@blast_processing6577]

​@@stopthecap2644​ : In communities with absolutely no social safety nets people have a large number of children to ensure future care, so it makes sense that as their buying power increases their birthrate would decrease. But in communities where people have _some_ social safety nets and their buying power is decreasing? I suspect their birthrates would decrease as well, at least _initially_ for a few generations.

[@thisisntallowed9560]

It's not our fault that the cost of living has gone so high people can only afford kids after they turn 30.

[@babyj5184]

26 with 3 kids on 2,200 pound a month missus brings in 1,500 not that hard you budget and don’t have loads of luxuries it’s not impossible people did it during the war with families of 12 like my Grandma. Stop making excuses you’re scared of your only one job in life to reproduce. Stop reading into the propaganda. Find the woman you love settle down and have children!

[@Dynasty1818]

Pfft, I'm 37 and make 44k a year. I save just over a grand a month on average. If I had a kid, basically all my savings each month go to just having them in care while I work. It's absurd. Even when my fiance and I live together, it's a massive drain on your finances. We both save about a grand a month, and you'd be wiping half that out JUST IN DAY CARE FEES. That's not counting the nappies, the food, the new beds, the speed at which they outgrow clothing, oh my god it gives me a nosebleed just thinking about it. Pass. MASSIVE pass on kids.

[@Bunny11344]

@@Dynasty1818 agreed I have 68000 saved and I’m not using that on a kid lol nope invest in my own future

[@thediydentalchairguy7269]

Yep, late 30's and same bucket. Would I give up future progress for getting a home and investing for retirement and the ability to live life? Nope. Would like to, but it's just too damn expensive just living.

[@michelleroberts6597]

​@Dynasty1818 I totally hear you, and here in Canada, they don't make it easy for new parents. if you're Swedish, they are so much more advanced. here you get the feeling that they don't want you having kids. they gave me 6 months' maternity leave which is the worst thing you could do for the infant. I know that you said you are not going to have children, do you not think about the future if you were ever to become incapacitated which is very possible - I hear and see it all the time (I'm an RN), do you not worry about who is going to be your advocate? you guys are not thinking about this because you're in your 30s, I was the same way, but shit happens. plus you'll never know the feeling of a higher love than you could ever imagine for a child.

[@batmanflyshigh]

No one can afford to have kids including me, im 29, and its not feasible. That is why we need you to start doing interviews on the economy, raise awareness please!!!

[@chrisp7114]

There's never a good time to have kids just like going back to school. It just happens or people just do it. If we all planned on planning for children, there would be very few children. It's all about our values. Young adults don't value children anymore which is why we see more single and childless people .

[@dandee6604]

Or they could make better walkable communities where people actually want to raise their families in first​@SilverWolvesScarletForestSnow

[@chrisp7114]

@SilverWolvesScarletForestSnow many women plan on having kids but never do because the time isn't right. I'm behaviorist and community and family planning expert.There are many women who don't wants kids but many wait and wait for the right time that never comes. It's a combo of many things.

[@SymetricRaven]

Stop voting democrat. Neither side is good. However that party promotes government dependency.

[@StrangeBrewReviews]

@SilverWolvesScarletForestSnow the propaganda is Men are bad , but being a single mom is good,

[@VforVisitor]

Many of us wanted kids, wife and family. We came to the harsh realization that its out of our control...

[@willcatch]

Sad to read this - but one of the biggest myths about having kids is they are expensive. Don’t believe the hype. Have children as early in life as you can. Whatever extra cost you notice is likely to be minimal, you will find a way to cover them, and it will be the best money you ever spend! 🙂

[@leifseed]

Oh no. In your control. Just open your legs or put it in.

[@WhoIsDanteFresh]

​@willcatch Sounds like you had children during better economic circumstances. Electricity/water bill, Food budget,Bigger housing accommodations,Infant/toddler clothing,Daycare,Medical invoices,etc... ALL expenses becomes much more expensive than bachelor life.

[@하나-리아]

​@@willcatch Inflation is out of controle and in my country (Europe) a lot of artisans (baker or small merchants) are forced to close their establishments because of electricity prices and so on. Now, they can't find a new job because of their age, can't pay for their kids, are now poor, can't eat properly and so their kids. Other people got into debt, can't pay, and end badly....

[@CianMcsweeney]

@@Wouldyoulookatthat2 you can sacrifice all you want, it'll still only make kids viable for the average person in their late 30's if they're lucky

[@MatthewLenton]

I'm delaying having kids to the point of never having them

[@PeterNolan-009]

Well done.

[@michelleroberts6597]

the Caucasian race is decreasing all the time, more and more. we are going to be observed in the future in a history book.

[@GomersPile01]

Yep. I am 40 and on track to retire at 50 because I decided to never have kids at 28.

[@GomersPile01]

​@@michelleroberts6597and that's a good thing.

[@PeterNolan-009]

@@michelleroberts6597 given hiw white laydees treated me? That's a good thing. White laydees should have treated me better.

[@kitkat0768]

I decided I couldn't afford it and found it hard to find someone I could trust enough to be a good dad and husband/partner. It is what it is. I didn't want to struggle more than I already am and didn't want to end up a single mum, struggling even more. Life is hard enough as it is.

[@Rexhunterj]

I had the opposite sex problem, found a girl I liked and she seemed fine until her dad shook our infant child when I was 21. I had to flee with out kid and before I could even try to talk to my partner about it she took her fathers side (her was claiming I was just taking the kid away from her to gaslight her) Now I have 50% custody that neither the courts or police enforce so I haven't seen my kid since she was 9 months old and all I have are facebook photographs that I get sent by mutuals occassionally. Also them denying me my right to see her is part of a long game, you see they dont take child support from me, she knows that if she applies for CS, I'd be forced to see my kid by the government as a requirement, so to hurt me the most they chose not to take CS. So yeah no more kids for me, no more dating other people.

[@BlockbusterCinematicCarnival]

@kitkat0768 see mam if you think Life is hard enough then yes it is but is a way to make life more easier because you control 80% of your life 20% is destiny or god what you call what I suggest people to take courses on "Law Of Attraction :- To attract what you want" & "Face Reading - To understand people better" you can also get podcast on that topic

[@Hectorheroic]

Move to Australia, let's hook up and have a child together. I'm serious. What could go wrong?

[@coffeeandflowerz]

💯

[@kitkat0768]

@Hectorheroic Um, I'm already in Australia 🤣 . I think I'm past the point of having kids safely now. Did you know I was already here? That's funny.

[@ameliachameleon]

I grew up impoverished. We literally ate out of the trash on multiple occasions. We lived in a house that was condemned, and the toilet bowl water was frozen when we woke up in the morning. Not saying this is how we should want to live 😅 but I am saying, this doesn't mess up a child, necessarily, if there's love and connection within a family. People are saying "I would never raise a child in impoverish circumstances", but honestly, I only know a handful of adults who grew up with money that aren't annoying and entitled in some (or every) way. Poor doesn't mess up a kid, it teaches them to be resourceful, it makes them strive. Bad parenting messes up a child, not lack of extra money or things. And in a lot of cases, it means they eat better. Making meals at home with simple ingredients was all we could afford, never had sugary cereals or white bread or soda, and we are all four super healthy adults who know how to eat well. And have careers. And children. The kind of vacations we took as a child were wilderness adventures, visiting springs and gorges, camping out and building fires together. Who needs a nasty trash dumping cruise. People have a twisted idea of what kids actually "need" because of capitalism. F*ck it. Make your own fun. Teach your kid how to cook from scratch and find their own fun. When their teenagers they might be mopey 😅 but that's gonna happen regardless, if it's gonna happen. The more time you spend with your kids the more they respect you and you enjoy each other. I've never heard of anyone complaining about money or careers on their death bed. Or wishing they had worked more. It's only ever about relationships and time spent in peace and love together. The only regrets being working too much and not sitting down together enough. Not mending a relationship or staying in touch. If we're really worried about our future, and this guy (and all longevity experts, doctors and scientists) all agree that community and relationships and having children extends your life, why not listen to that? I had my kids in my 20s, kept them home til elementary school, AND built a career working from home while i did it. Now they are 18 and 15, and I'm doing well enough financially, and we are super tight. IT'S POSSIBLE.

[@Maruwasa]

you definitely overcame the challenges and struggles

[@graceg3250]

Yes, I agree. At the same time, most of my psychological trauma from childhood comes not from the abuse I experienced, but from the physically disfiguring effects from lack of medical care due to poverty. Plus, my height and brain development were stunted due to malnutrition from poverty.

[@zakitama6337]

You're the type of an inspiring parent that keep your kids' morale high throughout their lives.All those hardships that you'd been thru could be a life long motivation for your kids in times of adversary. Stay loving and together forever!

[@Toastie777]

💯 agree 👍 👏 🙌 couldn't be truer! Well done, and I'm sure your children will be amazing on their own, also with you at the helm! 👍

[@danielajulor8273]

Them being 18 and 15 say a lot about the times you made the decision. Currently, the economy is in worse shambles than then. Kudos to you though

[@Ifitmakesyouhappy]

People everywhere don't want to bring children into this present day struggle. The human race will most definitely enjoy making families again, when existing isn't so expensive.

[@slaviapolandia7541]

By then it will be too late. Nearly all the western countries are below the replacement rate. For example, it is predicted that South Korea and Japan will cease to exist in about 100 years. Some sources say "It has been pointed out that the Korean population may decline at a faster rate than in medieval Europe in the 14th century, when the population plummeted due to the Black Death." Even if the fertility rate in Korea picked up, it is too late for them at this point. Many European nations won't be able to support their future economies due to low birth rates. It takes present time children to work for your future retirement.

[@GomersPile01]

​@@slaviapolandia7541I teach young men to never get married and never have kids because its not worth it. Drizzle drizzle.

[@TrickyNekro]

​@@slaviapolandia7541 it is too late already for the social systems around the west. For the population, not so much, it can recover. It has already done many times.

[@dcyphyr]

It will never be less expensive.

[@C_Raccoon23]

⁠​⁠@@doetodeerYeah, and back then, people had kids just to have more help around the house/farm and to take care of the parents when they got old. Women also had less rights and couldn’t just say no to their husbands and birth control was virtually nonexistent. The general population was also less educated and were convinced by religion that they had to keep having babies. I could go on. We live in a completely different time now where we have much more freedom in whether to start families and for the first time ever, can actually consider the world we’re bringing new life into and its future, so it’s not dumb if some decide it isn’t a good idea. Many people in the past didn’t even have that luxury of choice.

[@joev7014]

I’m a 34 year old man. I don’t have custody of my two kids. 14 year old girl, 12 year old boy. But they are the best thing that happened to me. I love them

[@joev7014]

@@ProxyAuthenticationRequired thank you, it use to be very hard but me and the children’s mother get along now. Even through the hard times I always made an effort to see them. And now we are still close. Going to celebrate their bdays next month. I am blessed

[@classicalaid1]

I hope you DEMONSTRATE your love rather than just provide a monthly paycheck.

[@1slummzzs]

@@classicalaid1 also a form of demonstration of love 🥴

[@nt3264]

​@@Wouldyoulookatthat2 Did you just choose to skim over his 2nd comment?

[@lolsaXx]

I became pregnant with my first at 21. The father I had only known for 2 months at the time. Now I'm 28 and we have 3 kids (all unplanned.) It is hard having children at a younger age, I fully understand why people wait. I feel I could have provided more for my children if I waited until I was 30 but, I am glad I had children young. Motherhood feels magical. It is the hardest yet most rewarding thing I've done in my life.

[@GomersPile01]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. Globalmans case proves that.

[@pez6905]

You had kids at 21, motherhood is the only thing you've done with your life.

[@soapfan2700]

I don’t think there is ever a “right time” and having them young you have the advantage that hopefully if you live a long life, you’ll be around into their adult years.

[@soapfan2700]

@@pez6905 the “only” thing. She’s done the MOST important job in life there is.

[@lienestalidzane]

@@pez6905wow! you should definitely not spread your DNA. It probably took your mother all her existence to raise someone like you.

[@diytacoma5758]

I'm glad this topic is being brought up, as delaying having kids is something that is not the best as health concerns/ complications do raise. Hearing this info can impact is something that need be shared more

[@VBoo459]

People always talk about women when it comes to the effects of children, so I’m GLAD finally someone is talking about men too. Because it’s both that impact the children. Thank you Dr.

[@SilverLion567]

But fertility issues disproportionately affect women more. Men's sperm count can decline by 30% but they can still have kids in their 50s and 60s. Women after 30 find it more than 50% more difficult to conceive, and after 35 years old, medically the term is geriatric pregnancy.

[@TV-oc4ml]

Not so fast bro 😂

[@who_is_dis]

Lets be real tho.... LOL

[@incognitox9551]

@@SilverLion567 You missed the point of the original comment. The age of the parents does reflect on the health of the child whether it"s a man or a woman.

[@Mori]

@@incognitox9551 Sure. But that's like comparing a cold to cancer. Both can make you sick but one has a staggeringly higher chance of leading to death.

[@JoHills015]

Some of things i do that keep me in shape, healthy and happy: 1. Eat whole foods. (Zero processed and fast foods) 2. Simple exercises (walking, jogging, bicycle rides, swimming...etc) 3. Quit alcohol 4. No smoking 5. Fasting ETC These things are easy, no money needed but very important.

[@EriPages]

Currently dispatching Men in Black to your door. They should arrive within 24 hours to...take you away.

[@dragazo_]

​@@EriPages😅

[@Kurosaki54]

Fasting can be omitted

[@NamelessVoice808]

Good whole food costs more money.

[@JoHills015]

@@EriPages 😂😂😂 why?

[@iosmom]

he did finally talk about epigenetic changes at the very end. so much has gone on in the last hundred years-above ground nuclear testing, water fluoridation, innumerable novel organic compounds-including ddt, other pesticides and plastics, lead from leaded gasoline, medicines, that it is almost impossible to parse out. epigentic changes are interesting in that sometimes future generations are actually more affected than those experiencing the first exposure.when you add all the accrued insults over time with each generation burdened by the one before and also more of their own, it takes a toll. glad he mentioned reproductive health as being a good stand in for overall biological fitness-all this loss of fertility could be a canary in the coalmine sort of thing

[@avijileclerc3938]

Amazing podcast Steven! You would be surprised how many young men will listen to this and feel much better moving forward in life. Good one. We(thousands of young men) learned a lot.

[@themanape]

what did you learn?

[@sarahfisher3457]

I really liked the caring and compassionate way that he explained a lot of these vulnerable health problems that men can face. Hopefully that will encourage anyone struggling, to understand that there are tools out there and no shame 😊

[@rjmarkoe2360]

good bedside manner goes a long way

[@GoldenPhoenix101]

No one is choosing to delay having kids. If you want them, it's impossible to be in a position to have them before 30 unless you're from an extremely wealthy family who will bankroll your life for you. I hate people like this. Yes, we know it's bad to wait! Fix the economy so we don't have to

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@pamelaryan8753]

You do have a choice!

[@PeterNolan-009]

@@pamelaryan8753 I teach young men to never get married and never have kids. We are winning.

[@natbizzle04]

Interestingly though, people from lower income households often have the most children, and those of "middle and upper class" tend to think how you think, put off having kids, and have them later in life because they factor in finances. It would suggest that it is a choice, and those of us that wait simply think differently about the correlation between money and children. Those that don't have money but have kids anyway clearly don't prioritise money as a factor to deter them from having them.

[@Bunny11344]

@@natbizzle04 but those from lower income are often uneducated too.

[@lindachallenger1554]

I had my daughter at 42…it’s all about the love! Nothing compares to that in life, job promotions, owning a business/ businesses, big bucks, travelling around the world etc! This becomes your biggest and best achievement…if you are prepared to be a good parent and put in the time.🇨🇦❤️

[@eotikurac]

disgusting. love has nothing to do with it. you were selfish and had a kid so you don't die alone.

[@publicsectordirect982]

​@eotikurac you're the disgusting one.

[@ExpatTraderFX]

Damn your bitter, how do you know there life? Your assuming from a hateful place ..​@eotikurac

[@FatMonkeySexMonkey]

​@@eotikuracReal

[@FatMonkeySexMonkey]

​@@ExpatTraderFXIts sadly the truth... There is little to no reason to have children. Its not like Life is perfect. The world is fucked Up.

[@riri-b5x]

people delay having kids until they can actually afford to have one, this includes money, energy, time, housing, school, food etc...or some couples simplx cannot have kids cuz different issues beyond them so leave people alone and stop telling them should they have kids or not

[@babyj5184]

You have more energy when you are young, the modern generation is too lazy to parent and it’s best they didn’t because they’d only fuck more children up like themselves have been fucked

[@DC-oh1um]

People should decide for themselves of course but it should be informed. They should know the chaos they will face when old if birth rate drops beyond manageable. Being old with a broken pension system, no doctor around will be very difficult. Less kids mean less doctors, less everything. So even though it is a personal choice it is a collective suicide if too many people don’t have children. They shouldn’t imagine that they will have the life they have now when they are 80. The system will have collapsed by then. Not even sure that immigration and technology will compensate. If you are 25 now and don’t want children, think hard first about the society you want when you grow old.

[@FarewellAphrodite]

Amen ♥️

[@riri-b5x]

@@DC-oh1um my fiancee and I do want a kid, but raising only one child here costs 1 milion yen including being pregnant in the first place, giving birth, doctors, school, food, clothes extra stuff in general and that is a lot of money evem if both of us work, also we need a bigger apartment or even a house, insurance, car, gas it all cost money and you cannot simply force a couple that after tax earns 200.000¥ to have a child because they simply cannot afford to have one without being in debt, and I would like to live in a society where having and rising a child is as cheap as possible, but that is very rare im todays world and situation

[@babyj5184]

@@riri-b5x yeah japans birth rate is so low it’s quite strange how the government aren’t encouraging and helping couples start families.

[@sy11ll15]

So, i was brought up drinking water supplied by victorian lead pipes coated with limescale. I was born in the sixties and fertility was a problem in that it only took one time, we, in the recent past have been warned about plastics, hormone laden drinking water, hormone laced food etc. Now, all our water pipes are plastic.

[@brittany7573]

I had 2 kids very young, 18 and 21. I went to college while living on assistance. Now i make a good living. But health insurance premiums are more than my mortgage and it is very poor coverage. I worked so hard to get ahead to only be held back in the same place of financial hardship. Having more children is impossible. I would have to quit my job, sell my house, and go back on assistance to have more children. Lets not even go over the cost of child care. Especially when i know my heart would to be to stay home with the kid.

[@kiethj7]

There are many ways to depopulate the earth. It really feels like it's by design at times The past 4 years has had me asking a lot of questions

[@yoshiegg6537]

Yeah I'm having my first kid now and I was stunned how many things tried to stop me, from doctors to peer pressure, to medicine, to work and finances. All of it.

[@wendiewilliamson4227]

Vaccines?

[@kiethj7]

@@wendiewilliamson4227 Not all. Just a new novel one that we never used before

[@HalfAsianDerp]

I was just having this thought the other day. It really feels like everything is stacking up against us, so much so that I don't think it could be coincidence unfortunately

[@userunknown294]

Supply and Demand

[@n.davidmiller2029]

We had 4 kids early on in our marriage. You could say that we sacrificed, but it never felt like it. Family and finances are on two different planes. Looking back I wish I had paid more attention to finances, but I've never wished we had waited later to have kids, and I couldn't imagine doing so. I can't wait to be a grandfather and hope to see many of my great grandchildren like my parents and grand-parents did. Making money and being financially successful did take a back seat to having kids early on, but being surrounded by money and the things money can buy can't compare to being surrounded by family and love in your old age.

[@Neil.C57510]

We live in a world where the poor and the stupid have the most children and the more wealthy clever people are only having one or none. The future looks bleak.

[@tracesoflife9500]

Because that is what is promoted.

[@Rexhunterj]

Intelligent people don't make good worker-class citizens, they are thinkers, not workers. The ruling class (top 0.5% of the world) need workers, not thinkers. They can fleece a thinker every few decades for their science progression but beyond that they want everyone else to be working non-stop to support the economy that makes them feel good. This is all about controlling the 'peasants' and enriching the already ridiculously rich. People are looking at the core resulting problems and ignoring the main cause/source of it looming behind them, mostly because ignorance is bliss and addressing the problem that the boomers have destroyed the world economically and financially, is very uncomfortable for most people over the age of 40 nowadays. Everything goes back to the boomers, there were too many of them and they did not reproduce as fast as their parents did, so we have had a declining population ever since (besides Millenial generation block), boomers are also the recipients of the massive welfare hole called the aged-care pension or whatever your nation calls it. The aged care pension was a goodwill action the Boomers did for their parents because the war vets deserved a good retirement, then they silently stepped into that role too (retired/pensioner) and they outnumbered their parents 3:1, did not produce 2 children per family on average and now they are seeing their pensions/assets devalue because there are less youthful generations to work and raise that value. Instead of accepting the extremely good golden times are over, the boomers want to extract ever last little cent of wealth they can before they die. There are Boomers who are dying and donating their entire estate to charities while their kids suffer in the terrible financial situation their parents forced them into. All of my Boomer relatives have no finances left, they spent it all on vacations, TVs, Computers, nice houses, fancy furniture, new cars, etc. When they pass away there are no funds waiting for distribution among their few children/grand children. Every child in my generation (I'm the eldest from my generation by 7 years) is set to not see a single cent, or any land, or even an asset from any of our older relatives, we are extremely poor as a result and work non stop (or in my case I am disabled and unemployed/unemployable) my younger brother by 7 years is a mechanic at an auto shop, has been for 6 years now and he often tells me how worried he is for his partner because he just can't afford to move out from his partner's parents place no matter how many hours he puts in or how many cares he fixes.

[@johnboy6594]

Brother you could say that again.. Looks like gov assistance and jail have a great future ahead.

[@BDee3126]

Welcome to the West.

[@dedesunbeam9361]

@@tracesoflife9500 And because the smarter people realize life can be better without kids. Fertility rates go down with education.

[@stephanguitar9778]

20 years of obscene house prices, no real jobs that pay untill you are late 20s, insecure work, and much more. Now compare that with the pre 2000s era.

[@jimsimpson1006]

Yet every time house prices rise, the Daily Mail will have a headline about the "good news".

[@liopleurodon155]

But birth rates have been below replacement level since 1970s in many developed nations, so your argument can be part of but certainly isn't the sole reason for low birth rates.

[@gharm9129]

@@liopleurodon155 Below replacement for what? For the eternally expanding economy so corporations make all that money? Because that's what it comes from. Shareholders need their cash so they can buy for their kids

[@georgerogers1166]

@@liopleurodon155 The US had an uptick to above replacement level during the 1980s and 90s. The Millennials.

[@12Sanguine]

My husband and I are above average earners and modest spenders. But we live in a metropolitan city, where we can only afford a studio flat. As we are approaching our mid thirties, we have to consider moving out of the city and completely change careers to be able to afford a house with room to have kids.

[@tobygrice6496]

Yep, being an above average earner is often not enough now. I would like to see more podcasts trying to also link families/rates of children to the economy. This podcast was very good, but they didn’t touch on the economy this time around

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@rgelev]

You don't need a big house to have kids. They won't need their own room till atleast 10 years old. You've got time.

[@VBoo459]

This part is so correct

[@rimastyno]

@@PeterNolan-009 wow, sounds like trauma...I hear you bro

[@righttoexplain]

I wasn't ready to have a child until I was 30.

[@shreyas5696_YT]

My dad had me and my sis when he was 25😂 ....and here I am, 30 and single

[@newbeginnings-r5b]

This is a really helpful episode, thank you so much for sharing! For anyone who has or is going through any of the issues mentioned on this episode, please don't be discouraged and keep the faith. Surround yourself with love and positivity. Although it may be hard sometimes, but count your blessings and acknowledge your progress (even the small ones). Think positive and things will work out eventually ❤

[@SamiaB2009]

I think he’s saying if you want kids to get them early; I don’t think he means everyone should

[@AGirlCalledNicole]

The problem is that everyone that wants/deserves kids aren't having them early. Mostly due to the economy.

[@ek8196]

Or fertility problems​@@AGirlCalledNicole

[@Rexhunterj]

"You'll never be ready." "You'll be ready and still feel not-ready" These are common things I've heard from fellow fathers. Personally I think you should wait until you're sure you can afford the kid, that means you have savings being made AND you have disposable income that you are't blowing on yourself or your partner. I think also having a kid before 25 is a mistake, most people spend their 18-25 years figuring out who they really are, now that they are out from under the thumb of their parents. After 25 is when you settle into that and it takes years to do that, so may as well have a kid during that slow process as it will morph you into a different, hopefully better person.

[@mikochild2]

​@@Rexhunterjand some people may actually feel ready when they're older. We are all different. I would have had an abortion had I gotten pregnant in my early 20s. I had an unplanned pregnancy at 29 but I was in a place in my life where I could handle being a mom.

[@yahia9481]

​@@AGirlCalledNicole👍

[@sergeynewlayer]

why everyone is so triggered? if you don’t want to have kids its fine, good for you, there are people who want kids.

[@melbaT2770]

Same in real life. I got married at 36 and had my only child at 37. Things have worked out well. It is nobody’s business what other people do. The pressure some put on unmarried and childless ppl is extreme.

[@elizabethteixeira2089]

They're triggered because people keep pressuring them, and turning low fertility rates into a selfishness problem versus an "it's almost impossible to survive and governments and banks are doing nothing to stop this/ are actively encouraging this" problem. I don't care that people want to have kids, it's their weird obsession with what I do with my gonads that I take issue with.

[@dedesunbeam9361]

People are triggered because of people who don't mind their own business and bully people who do not agree with them. Everyone should be able to decide whether or not they want kids with being called names.

[@AlongfortheThrill]

I've gotten more pressure about having children from random strangers than anything else in my life, and the irony is that random strangers don't have to raise nor pay for any child I might have. I don't want children, I never have. I don't want to birth a being to "take care of me when I'm old" (Ps I watched my great grandmother be alone and old until she got ovarian cancer and passed and she had 7 adult children so thats not a guarantee.) Or any of the other bullshit people justify for judging.

[@triggered577]

@@AlongfortheThrillAnd it’s always the bottom feeders in society who can’t even afford the children they have that have the most to say about people who are voluntarily childless. They act like they are raising some grand specimen of a human being when in reality most people’s children are basic at best. Really wish these fools would get over themselves bc there is nothing innately honorable about being a parent.

[@renaissance17]

I’ve been dumped in the most friendly ways 5 times in the last 2 years by women who claim to want children. I don’t think they really do. They all say “you’re a great guy, I’m sure you’ll do fine.”

[@Nobody90019]

This is the issue they'll never talk about. They don't really want to solve the problem if it means talking about this particular issue. From this issue, all others stem.

[@NoobTube4148]

@@Nobody90019what issue is that?

[@neferuaten3954]

For many women its not really about do i want kids but do i want his kids. I think its good that they didnt waste more of your time. People often spend a few years being a placeholder to one partner before finding out they were never planned into their future

[@ToddGreenwich]

They don't want children from YOU. Women want to find the most genetically superior man.

[@kiuk_kiks]

The problem definitely is you.

[@tarunleft123]

The last section is great! This doctor is so cool! Its always very pleasant to listen to people who are really passionate about what they do.

[@joyatodd]

If men want family life and children then they need to restructure society and the ideogogies to support that. And at the same time they need to consider the health and mental health of their partners and children. We need something completely new that hasn't been available to anyone before. Women rejected the religious patriarchal model because they ended up being slaves to the house while men felt trapped in their work. Let's start with a list of what we want and work out a structure that supports that.

[@今田安努隆]

you make good points. Quality post.

[@allinmybackyard3988]

the conclusion you stated for the previous model was only applicable to a minority. There is really no alternative model, other than some new tech like artificial wombs which would likely not happen.

[@sticks7857]

Societies will restructure themselves just as natural selection restructures life to suit its environment. That the current progressive ideology fails to replicate itself just means it will be outcompeted by the traditional ideologies that have a track record of replicating itself for thousands of years.

[@reedre6177]

Too late feminism was the Trojan horse it’s over for the west and women are the ones that killed it

[@sticks7857]

Abandoning what has worked for thousands of years to engage in a utopic social experiment and having it fail doesn't mean we have to go back to the drawing board and start from scratch.

[@alanwakeup3344]

Never having kids, but practice having them just in case. Twice daily.

[@michelleroberts6597]

this has been known for a long time. I remember being in a biology class in 2003! they were studying the water birds and how these plastics are leaking these chemicals that mimic these hormones. I don't know why the alarm wasn't sounded long ago.

[@hey_kudisco_podcast]

Because...profit over people.

[@GomersPile01]

​@@hey_kudisco_podcastyou mean like in the divorce courts? Hm?

[@mimilovinglife4544]

Because it’s done on purpose

[@skylinefever]

Because the industries making this stuff has massive lobbying clout.

[@christinaperez254]

After reading the comments....its amazing how divisive this topic is.

[@khunmikeon858]

No it’s not 😅😅

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@benrex7775]

Many contradictory and very emotional factors play into this topic. People come from completely different places and value completely different things. That is what causes that diversity.

[@drewdevon2009]

@@christinaperez254 everything is divisive on social media lol

[@MilesPatrick30]

Thanks!

[@nigethejedimaster]

Great health advice. There are life changing takeaway moments in this discussion for anyone listening and wanting to make an improvement in the quailty of the life they lead.

[@arwynanne]

That's some great, unhelpful advice. Until the UK does something to incentivise rather than penalise parenthood, us millennials and zoomers will be delaying it indefinitely.

[@DC-oh1um]

Delay until you are 80 and then realise there is no doctor to look after you because a whole generation will have not had enough children for enough to become doctors? And no pension because the system will have collapsed? And no food because no one to farm? If you are worried about money, make sure you have a child! There are interesting reads about demographics if you want to look at both sides of the issue. If you don’t want children you need to project yourself in a society not as you see it today but in a society with few children and reinvent how it might work. Immigration, technology will fill some of the gaps ok but what else? And who will lead and manage these changes? Will it fall in the right hands? You may have a pretty chaotic retirement.

[@eMJeyCGN]

@@DC-oh1um AI will take care of us when we're old 😆

[@SlusherMusic]

Except for the Arab immigrants. They get paid by the government to breed.

[@nopenope-wx4zb]

@@DC-oh1um you seem to forget the rest of the world is producing children to take care of us. Meny care takers currently are imports, i dont see that trend slowing down

[@n0b0d1-rc6dz]

@@DC-oh1umlet it rot

[@pamelaryan8753]

This is extremely interesting! As we were older parents, and went through 8 years of infertility procedures…the egg wanted to attach to my tubes instead of my uterus…therefore a surrogate was needed to carry our child. He is now in college. We are a tight family. We are young in our minds/ physically as well. Most importantly, we knew each other for many years before marriage…coming up on our 30 year anniversary.

[@GomersPile01]

I teach young men to never get married and never have kids because its not worth it.

[@TheDiaryOfACEO]

Thank you so much for sharing your experiences! So glad you found the episode so interesting! Team DOAC ❤️

[@Giannas1096]

@@GomersPile01glass half empty

[@aquamarine99911]

I stopped drinking from plastic water bottles last year, and my testosterone increased from a low 300 to a nice 600 in just two months. Made a big difference in my lifestyle.

[@ThePojengsidur]

I think… because we are so separated from each other, families don’t live together, we don’t work hard side by side every day with all other relatives and friends in different ages, so we also know a lot less about life experiences so we are more afraid of life because we don’t have sufficient support. You don’t need just a whole village to raise a child but every child needs that village full of people. We are all so lonely and cut off. And ofc money also - but i don’t think everyone agould life separately, i’d love to see more families together, people more loving each other and just a big change from the basis of fear - what if I don’t have enough etc. It’s not just about the money.

[@CaroLMilo-yz7fk]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ s a m e . You just made me feel like i wrote this comment and forgot i did haha. I don't know why I am still able to laugh ! Peace. @caro.l.milo

[@parnpichate]

I’m 44, and even when I was a kid I saw very little benefit and very many drawbacks to having kids. Economics and society has completely disincentivized having children. I have no kids.

[@MrMortimus6]

Its all part of the depopulation agenda

[@leifseed]

Read the bible. It has the real answers.

[@drewdevon2009]

@@parnpichate same here, no kids for me

[@MetaMind-r2s]

@@Wouldyoulookatthat2 who cares about this

[@MetaMind-r2s]

@@Wouldyoulookatthat2 so your main reason to have children is to be taken care of?

[@natalia_00123]

I'm delaying having kids until I die 😂

[@mayamichelle6741]

😂😂😂

[@hugenehope]

😂😂

[@dedesunbeam9361]

Excellent choice!

[@jmgonzales7701]

nice

[@ColetteBasley]

Great conversation. IMO, Steve asks the questions that a lot of men probably wouldn't ask, #get men talking and some revealing/surprising answers that inform men & women. Another great from DOAC team 👏👏

[@AGirlCalledNicole]

It's truly a privilege these days to become a (healthy, present, and capable) mother/parent when you're young. This economy is a mess!

[@billgreen1861]

Perfect interview and information and you did it in a serious manner, no jokes and no misinformation. Congratulations ! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@PaulStringini]

My wife and I were married in 1995 we were 21. We raised eight kids on less than 40,000 a year, we did this by moving to a depressed rural area where we could afford a 3 Acre Homestead for under $100,000, even so it requires a lot of sacrifices, we also home educated our children. You have to go outside the box.

[@chrystele-fr]

If you were good and loving parents and were able to provide WELL for ALL your kids, it was a good decision. If not it was selfish and irresponsible.

[@Kristin49]

@@chrystele-frguessing you don’t have children

[@mrxiong2567]

Many believe that trailer park trash shouldn't have so many kids.

[@TheDiversifiedFarmer]

❤

[@Digger-Nick]

You also raised them during a time when the cost of living was MUCH lower. Things are worse than ever right now

[@kahyui2486]

The data also shows us the young parents are worse at parenting than mature people. Look it up. Is it that suprising that a person in their 40s is more emotionally regulated, got more money, patience etc... In comparison to the self obsessed 21 year old. You couldve mentioned that data too. Would you rather your parents have you at age 21 or 41? One is wise the other is egotistical and unwise, most likely broke too

[@mayamichelle6741]

Plus the brain isn’t fully developed until 25-26 years old. Yeah, I’ll take the 41 year old parents.

[@rogenniedominguez8291]

21- they don’t need to be perfect to have me .. I rather they have me young and get to enjoy being grandparents and GOD willing, great-grand parents. Would be a dream to see the family line grow!

[@reedre6177]

Old people shouldn’t be having kids

[@pragmaticbg]

Bad according to whom? Sometimes taking too much care can lead to worse results in the future :)

[@gabriellecousins4242]

Are you a parent?

[@mmelo2334]

Lol as if it is a choice. Having child is bordering financial gross negligence now. What life can I have/provide when it's hard enough solo ffs...

[@johnboy6594]

Agreed.

[@Dominic-bl9jo]

Womp womp

[@jasonherriott]

Who is going to take care of you when you are old? The government? LOL!

[@Theyoutuber2024]

​@@jasonherriottSo that's the reason for having a child?I know a case of an old women who have 2 childrens that don't give a s**t about her.They wait for her to die, to sell her house and share the money.How about that?

[@triggered577]

@@jasonherriottIf you don’t have the money to provide a good, quality life for a child but would still conceive one with the expectation that they grow up and do just that for you - you’d deserve it if you died alone in misery with no contact from those kids bc that entire line of thinking is absolutely despicable. No wonder these kids are so messed up these days. The parents are a bunch of fxcking losers, smh.

[@timcastle1844]

There are millions of kids living in poverty through no fault of the parents. Life is becoming more of a struggle everywhere and yet there are still people advocating, for various reasons, for more children should be born. Now the USA is in the process of forcing women, it's still almost always a woman who ends up bearing the brunt of unwanted children, to have babies they don't want and cannot afford to feed, clothe and house effectively. What are our politicians offering? Increased costs, less employment for less financial reward, the prospect of WW3 looming while the already wealthy become mega rich and increasing numbers of even the middle classes living a paycheque away Fromm poverty; all good reasons to bring more children into the world I'm sure.

[@reedre6177]

Women sure love the freedoms they get here tho I wonder how many women have died for their freedom?

[@reedre6177]

Pathetic feminist bs

[@truthFacts1469]

Get your PSA checked. I had to push my general doctor to get mine tested, I knew there was a family history of prostate problems. I had no symptoms of a problem but my PSA was way off the chart, my prostate was huge and I had prostate cancer that was almost at stage 4. My urologist told me my options but whatever I decided we needed to get started on it within days. I was fortunate that the cancer had not spread but if I had delayed being checked I would probably not be here today. I need to be checked each year for ten years just to be safe. It has been four years and I am still cancer-free.

[@jensvonbrasch1466]

A really great interview, well conducted. Thank you! 😊

[@coldsteel.and.courage]

I have 4 kids, interestingly each time I have gotten a woman pregnant (3 moms), it has always been in the fall right after the weather significantly cools off (generally November into December). Birthdays are from the end of July to mid September. My thoughts are that my fertility are at peak in the fall.

[@stephanijustice1682]

All three of my kids are in their 20s....none of them want kids.🤷‍♀️

[@PeterNolan-009]

I teach young men to never get married and never have kids. We are winning.

[@AGirlCalledNicole]

Women don't need to partner with men these days. Sperm donation​@PeterNolan-009

[@zergslayer69]

@@PeterNolan-009with how the laws are set up in America, it’s not in their favor

[@PeterNolan-009]

@@zergslayer69 Not just the laws. It is the wide spread contempt of men that is also a big issue. There is no respect for men any more. And men know it.

[@johnboy6594]

Mine Too

[@mhuntprofessional]

Regarding changes in penile length. You ever see those pictures of dog breeds from like 50 years ago and how they compared the overall look and feature changes over time? Selective breeding. I think larger penis is that but in reverse. As sexual intercourse has grown to be more recreational and less taboo when people have turned away from monogomy, the physical preferences that can lead some men to be more succesaful at hypergamy is a larger penis. More sexually active is going to translate to more offspring and those genes carry. Its a cultural shift toward female sexual preference and sexual selection thats had enough generations pass to start showing up as a statistical change in averages. If what determined whether or not a guy gets to have sex and maybe make children was how far we could throw a rock or something, i promise within 4 or so generations the natural shape of mens shoulders and arms would be noticeably different. As would much of male behavioral culture...

[@kramselab]

subscribed and liked. I like the format of your interviews, calm reasoning, good questions.

[@LoraJacquelineLJ]

Our newest health issue is chemical romance : quality foods/small portions/micro gut biom lifestyle, exercise plan lifestyle, stress management lifestyle.

[@BaiMengLing]

Women go through menopause so that they can raise their grandchildren. Spliting extended families into nuclear units is THE number one reason why people wait to have kids. Brain is not fully adult before at least 25-30 years and most people do not get emotionally mature until 40 (50 for many men) so nowadays people wait to be as old as grandparents to have children in order to compensate for the absence of older wiser adults in their houses, very sad .

[@thaliakate444]

It’ll be very sweet to witness Steven transition into a father ❤

[@んムムÐタモモ]

Shut up women

[@lindalundstrom4347]

He had me at you know.

[@TheAymsa]

😂😂😂😂

[@CiprianFx59]

You would think "specialists" would...you know...know how to speak. He's a fertility expert, not a speaking expert 😅

[@lindalundstrom4347]

@@CiprianFx59 I know 😬

[@Frog-t9z]

Well what a informative pod cast really enjoyed this and hopefully we will get a lot more thankyou

[@flp376]

Spent years preventing pregnancy then when I decided to try as a responsible adult that could afford children couldn't. Tried for 8 years and spent a lot of money to no avail. Mentally I think it impacted me more thinking my husband deserves a woman who could have a child.

[@Gog.Magog.]

I had my firstborn at 42. My wife is 13 years younger than me. I had my time to live my best life travelling the world, living in different countries for 15 years. Now i am living my dedicated life with my family, financially free and being the wise head of the family.

[@agravery223]

Did she also get that experience? Because affairs happen when women have regrets as they age... just saying 😮

[@Harry94742]

I was 25 and we conceived with our first child very easily. At the time I was training 2-3 times a week, but eating and drinking a lot and slightly overweight. Over the past 3 years I have trained consistently 5-6 times per week, competed in CrossFit and Hyrox competitions and would say I am very fit and healthy. However, with my partner, we have been trying for our second child for 2.5 years. My sperm test show there is low morphology and the advice I was given was to make sure I'm eating well, exercising, not drinking too much etc etc .. when in fact I am 100% fitter than I was when we easily conceived the first time. The main difference that I sticks out like a sore thumb to me are the 3 COVID vaccinations I had in the middle, however no one seems to mention this at all. Every week there seems to be new revelations about the side effects the vaccine has had, but no one has the answers

[@katie8325]

It’s not the covid vaccinations 🙄

[@mayamichelle6741]

🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯

[@tracesoflife9500]

Bingo

[@sergeynewlayer]

why would you have 3 vaccines?

[@Harry94742]

@@sergeynewlayer we had to get a booster UK in order to fly and enter certain countries

[@yoonjo2187]

Who says finding the right partner is easy! It took me a long time to find the right person, I'm still against spending the rest of my life and parenting with a person that isnt a good fit, that would make me a bad wife and mother, and it would have been a horrible crime against myself (Also, with the right person you are more confident about life outcomes in general, a sense of security you need in a home for family life). Not to mention the maturity, level of responsibility and the financial stability. They are all good payoffs for delaying having kids.

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@ChaniJRandazzo]

You're right that stability is a key condition we look for in order to start a family. That's sensible but it's become harder over time to meet partners that are a good fit. One of the reasons is that clubs and online dating is now the main way couples meet and both of those self-select for impulsive behaviour. In those scenes, men are encouraged to display conspicuous consumption rather than the skills required to create stable abundance. They also tend to be looking for sex now, rather than someone they want to introduce to friends and family. All of this means that if we want to meet good partners, we have to look elsewhere and to understand that it's going to take time. The younger we start, the better off we'll be. I started young but this was because I worked for a very successful woman who put off having children until she had the high income. Of course, the goal then became maintaining that level of income and that took her away from her kids. The kids (aged 2 and 6 months at the time) didn't care about the high income level at all. They were just distressed that she kept taking off to work. What they wanted more than anything else was her time and attention. That's a big responsibility that she was happy to forego but I was not - so I started at 21 and got to have 3 sons. I really wanted at least 4 kids and my only regret is that I didn't get to have more - especially that I didn't get to have daughters. As for the women I grew up with, only 1 other woman from our friend group had kids. She also started young. The rest of them went into great management positions and were partying well into their 30's. Then they hit 35 and started to panic. One got married at 38 and divorced 18 months later. There was a period around their 40's where the reality (and depression) really started to sink in.

[@RecruiterAbbas]

You know, Mr. Eisenberg, you know, is a really nice guy, you know, he, you know, knows a lot, you know, about this subject, you know, fertility, parenthood, replacement rate, you know. He knows.

[@w6045555555i]

Listening to this podcast at this moment means I have no control over things that effect me in this way before I’m born , only if my parents had listened and taking these steps as I developed and grew . So this info being present is for the listener to help the following generation to come. Most of us can’t even afford to have kids so have decided to opt out of it. It’s irresponsible to bring someone into this world you know you can’t afford to give a good enough chance and life without putting them up for adoption for someone who has the means but doesn’t isn’t able to have kids for whatever reason. I think it’s time to start talking about a life that’s content without children for your listeners who have to live a childless or single life against there will, and how to live that best life and avoids these increase of 60% mortality rate without a wife and child. When I go to a high end restaurant and I don’t reserve for two than say the other person cancelled I get a seat by the washroom or next to the front door outside . I’m from the heart of Vancouver BC downtown

[@M-TGram]

Having children is a gift and a miracle, praying for everyone struggling with this 🙏

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@dedesunbeam9361]

It's biology and physics. It's not a miracle.

[@joev7014]

I’m a 34 year old man. I don’t have custody of my two kids. 14 year old girl, 12 year old boy. But they are the best thing that happened to me. I love them

[@PeterNolan-009]

@@joev7014 I disowned the 4 children I raised. They are a complete waste of time. You are welcome to go and talk to them..

[@eamonjun]

If you have money pop out as many as you want but the reality is that not everyone is in the 1% club. Most people will want to stabilise there finance in these crap times

[@dedesunbeam9361]

I'm in the 1% and can't stand kids so made sure I never had them.

[@FatMonkeySexMonkey]

​@@dedesunbeam9361Dont say that I was a kid once 🥺 (jk)

[@n0b0d1-rc6dz]

Or if you have no money and don’t give a fuck pumping out crack babies ;)

[@seadub9571]

Avoid/reduce processed foods including sugar or cheap white flour, cheap dairy. Inflammation

[@mypainmybrain]

Yes! Started carnivore 5 mos ago! My mind & body thank me! 🙏🏽

[@TradeforpeaceMoney]

I've learned SO much from this podcast.

[@ChrisDaytrader]

Great video as usual, but missed him not answering the previous guests question for next guest.

[@Mr79Shahin]

People accuse those who don’t have kids of being selfish and living for themselves. But I would argue it’s the complete opposite. Choosing not to have kids is one of the most selfless acts possible as you are not giving in to your ego or a desire to create a “legacy” by having them

[@kenziemayrae3568]

You can't win. We're having children very close together for many of these reasons, and some people think were ridiculous and rushing. We planned and thought a lot about all our choices, especially considering our ages. But people roll their eyes and cite their friends who are 40 having kids, no need to rush. 🥴

[@abcdfg4281]

There should at least be a 2-year gap between pregnancies for recovery time to reduce complications (you can look up studies for yourself), please be careful.

[@Kristin49]

It’s great having children close together, I had 4 under 5 and while it was hard at first we are all very close because of it!

[@rachaelmwilliams8068]

❤ Children are the best ❤

[@anotherthez7598]

Not for me, thanks. Always cats & dogs over kids. Too many people!

[@dedesunbeam9361]

Unless you don't like them.

[@vcupiano]

Had I known what I know now when I was entering college, I’d never EVER have majored in music. I’d pursue a degree in finance thank you very much. It seems to be one of the few ways to actually make any kind of real money these days without having to spend 8 years and half a million on a PhD. Hear me now all you aspiring concert pianists. Unless you’re in the top ten in the world, give it up now before it’s too late.

[@sterlingphoenix6353]

I was 40 when I had my first child, and 2nd was at 41. Though, she left because the children were cramping her style. She doesn't support them, nor do they want anything to do with her. I may not reach the retirement age because my health went down dramatically. My parents went down in health right after the children were born. Working full-time and full-time health care provider, plus full-time parent completely drained me (this is without any help from the other side family. Men don't support men who are single parents. I went homeless, and the government was trying to take the kids from me. As a veteran, I couldn't receive any help either. I looked asked for help every single corner of the Earth.) If I had the chance to do it over I would not had them, not that I don't love them, cause the struggle is more than anything anyone person could ever face. Unless you have more than 10 million dollars, DO NOT HAVE CHILDREN, unless you want to lose everything you own because children first become dependent upon you and your life is over because their life is just beginning.

[@KS-zc4jn]

Wow. I know you had a hard time, but it is NOT necessary to have 10 million dollars in order to have children.

[@sterlingphoenix6353]

@KS-zc4jn it will be soon how much the prices have risen, unless you want to be on welfare. My son several years ago, while working on the property, ran and tried jumping on the back and got run over. He was life flighted to a children's hospital. The damages would have been astronomical if I hadn't had the state insurance. (I was working somewhere recently full-time, and the insurance plan for that place was $200 a week for the lowest prices, copay, $100k max in a year, no dental, and no vision. For the highest level, which was $250, no copay, with dental copay, vision copay, $100k max per year. Meaning that I would still be paying for the accident of nearly $100k. This place I would have to work, plus another part-time job just to pay the medical bills and because the money I would be making wouldn't allow me any type of assistance because of the pay). People don't really understand how much children cost, unless they have no injuries, no illness, and they pretty much just get lucky. In school in the 80s, they claimed that it cost a million dollars to raise a child, double for each one. Yes, 10 million would be what it would cost today per child to live.

[@KS-zc4jn]

@@sterlingphoenix6353 "People don't really understand how much children cost, unless they have no injuries, no illness, and they pretty much just get lucky." Uh.......NO! I COMPLETELY understand how much children cost. We have 9 children. We have had 3 (so far) break bones, one (so far) who got braces (several more of my children will need them. One bitten by a tick and ended up with a mystery illness she dealt with for over a year and we are STILL trying to figure out how to get her back to full health. She is mostly better. This level of health she regained cost us sooo much money and time. We went to probably 7 or 8 different doctors (multiple times) and specialists. We have been to the emergency room about half a dozen times for different kids/different injuries. Then we learned that the medical system wants to juice every penny out of you that they possibly can so if you suspect a specific type of injury, go straight to that doctor. You will get faster response time and fewer bills. We learned this when we took my toddler son to the doctor for a broken leg and the doctor said he was fine....just a little sore. Went back to the doctor 3 days later and they sent us to the hospital for X-rays. They checked every part of his leg/ankle/foot EXCEPT the part that was broken. Then we went to the pediatric orthopedic specialist. He asked how the injury happened. I told him the story and he pointed straight to the part that was broken and said, "that's where it is broken, but we'll take X-rays to be sure." He was right. We have had infection and injuries that required doctors visits and medication. I'm sure there's more that isn't coming to mind right now. The point is that while kids cost money, they DO NOT cost 10 million each. We ARE NOT rich. I'm a stay at home mom and my husband makes a lower middle class income. We were wise with our money. Bought some properties when the market was low and fixed them. We repair, mend, sew, grow and raise much of our own food. There ARE ways to have kids, even big families in today's society. Is it always easy? No. Do we drive brand new vehicles? No. Do we have all kinds of subscriptions to things? No. We are fine and many others could be too. I think far too many people try to live above their means and think that they can't have children.

[@KS-zc4jn]

@@sterlingphoenix6353 NONSENSE! Yes, I know what I'm talking about. We have 9 kids and my husband makes what would be considered poverty wage levels for our size family. We have all of our needs met and several of our wants. It doesn't just work out, "because we haven't had any illnesses, injuries, etc., because we HAVE. We have been to the emergency room more than half a dozen times, once with two kids. Sickness, infection injuries, broken limbs (3 kids) MANY orthodontist visits and the worst, a tick bite that resulted in a year long mystery illness. We have her tested for everything possible and went to several different doctors. Between all the different doctors, testing, meds and looking up natural supplements that helped with some of the symptoms, she is finally about 98% back to normal. There are ways to have kids, even MANY kids even in today's society and not be a millionaire.

[@guyhorowitz158]

So many of your guests are Jewish, I love that! So many leading brains are from that wonderful culture. Dr. Eisenberg is so well spoken and clear, awesome!

[@christopherpekel6096]

​@@Daniel-py6rdit's mostly due to work culture. They aren't as smart as people think

[@Bubble23428]

@@christopherpekel6096 oy vey

[@christopherpekel6096]

@@Bubble23428 lol I can't see the comment you're replying to, the anti-semetism filter must be on

[@Bunny11344]

People are being smarter by delaying and or not having them

[@babyj5184]

Yes that’s smarter not to fulfil your one role in life at animal form.

[@Bunny11344]

@@babyj5184 you have the smoothest brain

[@Dynasty1818]

#childfree rise up

[@HanaHana-ft9li]

@@babyj5184please stop. Most ppl who have kids have no love or energy for kids. They’re indeed like animals just giving birth to something that looks like you so ppl in your life don’t judge you.

[@michelleroberts6597]

​@@Dynasty1818 the Caucasian race will be able to be observed only in the history books.

[@alexryancrypto]

really informative, lots of info , thank you both

[@pharmclare]

Valuable insights. Thank you

[@malielou17]

Fascinatingly, if you take away the males partner he has increased mortality but women with partners have decreased mortality. Important to note.

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@dedesunbeam9361]

@@PeterNolan-009 And women, don't get married either and only date men with vasectomies. Then keep your favorite one. 🙂

[@SQUELCH-zj7il]

​@@dedesunbeam9361Yes. Men who don't want kids but haven't had a vasectomy are nothing more than little b**ches tbh

[@mayamichelle6741]

Kids NEED parents with a fully developed cortex because kids have basically just their limbic brain for processing. Kids need fully developed, emotional regulated parents. No chance for that with anyone under 27 years old. Better to have an older parent that has had a fully developed brain for a few years.

[@leyubar1]

Better to have young parents and extended families

[@reedre6177]

Most women are to damaged by 30 to have kids with

[@mastercheeks3017]

​@@leyubar1we can't have it all

[@leyubar1]

@@mastercheeks3017 that’s true. But you can have young parents and extended families. We did for most of our evolution

[@byyouthgonewild]

I had my first at 25, and perhaps my brain was still forming, but motherhood definitely changes you and your brain chemistry. The hormones and the instincts are powerful, and very much take over who you were previously. You’re never the same after. Your body and brain know what to do when a child is born.

[@CutTheBS8]

Team DOAC and Dr. Eisenberg, the average erect penis length has obviously not increased by 25% (!) over the past 30 years. For an academic (and Steven) to not question the data claiming such is just ridiculous. Imagine if any other body part (e.g. hands, feet) had increased by 25% over just one generation (by comparison, average male height in many developed countries have increased by approx. 2% over 30 years). The erect penis length studies are characterised by at least two problems; 1) self-reporting, and/or 2) small sample sets. In the past century, there was nowhere close to the same focus (nor knowledge) by the average male about the actual penis size distribution in the population and therefore there was little reason/ incentive to "inflate" penis length or choose not to participate in a study. In recent times, the fixation and male anxiety with respect to penis size have exploded thanks to online porn and social media. Hence, research data in recent years will be heavily skewed/ biased; 1) self-reported data => inflated penis lengths, 2) small sample sets for officially measured data => males with penis lengths below average are unlikely to volunteer to participate in a third-party measured/ verified study.

[@mypainmybrain]

Yeh. I used to consider myself 6" but...I raised it to 7" to keep UP. 😝

[@petersinclair3997]

On YT, paragraph lengths are getting longer.

[@damienbates]

Many metal water bottles have a plastic coating inside to prevent the metallic taste.

[@villagefarang]

Interesting how the world has changed since I was young. I spent my 20s and 30s desperately trying to not get my girlfriends pregnant. When I finally decided to get married 27 years ago my wife and I chose not to go down the baby making path, unlike normal people. Sex has remained fun and fulfilling without the pressure of reproduction and I think that has gone a long way to maintaining a healthy testosterone count and no need for little blue pills, even as I turn 70. I definitely get the importance of love, connection and companionship for physical and mental health but sperm count has never been of any interest other than trying not to let it get me in trouble. My wife has a good friend who had twins at 49 so I guess I still worry about an accident even as she shows signs of being perimenopausal. Funny how those who want kids the most often struggle while those who don’t sometimes end up with kids in spite of efforts to avoid them. Anyway I am surprised my generation survived at all since we didn’t know anything about all these modern hazards.🙏

[@justpassingthrough.]

These chemicals have had more time to accumulate in the generations that came after yours. Also, food was more nutritious back then, because the soil wasn't as depleted.

[@dedesunbeam9361]

I'm with you. I'm a 72 year old woman who made absolutely certain I never had a kid. Been in a 20 year relationship with a childfree man and we have an awesome relationship, sexy and fun with lots of shared interests. We were also able to retire early and pay off the house. :-)

[@ExpatTraderFX]

Pay off the house and leave it to who lol the state will auction it and so much for that ayy

[@SQUELCH-zj7il]

​@@ExpatTraderFX"If you don't have kids the state will take your house". No one gaf? You're dead?

[@ExpatTraderFX]

@@SQUELCH-zj7il mamaaa ooohhooo

[@meaculpa22]

Having them too early will fuckup your life and theirs so...

[@stoiccrane4259]

This is why it's best to ignore the opinion of society and do what works for you. At the end of the day society isn't going to assume responsibility for your kid or the consequences of having one. Yet random people are so intent on telling you how to live your life. They can stick one up their craw.

[@MoiraiScarlet]

Sometimes the most responsible decision we can make is by not having children. I'm in my 30s and still have no child. It's not because we can't commit, but people in my age and younger ones already been having a hard time to survive by themselves. IMO, it's reasonable to not have children if you can't afford their needs. It's also fine to think of your own comfort first than having children. Sacrificing your life for a child is just a guaranteed way to resent yourself, your spouse and your child. So don't let yourself be pressured by others if you're not capable to have one yet.

[@ceeez3072]

Thank you, this is man is bringing awareness to the truth and until you’re the parent in that situation you ain’t realize the importance of him sharing the truth

[@carolina.helena]

Great conversation! I am sharing it with my male friends 😉

[@PeterNolan-009]

Remember fellas. Don't get married. Don't have kids. It's not worth it. My case proves that. Drizzle drizzle.

[@mrwojna]

When does mine get 25% bigger? Or did I miss the giveaway?

[@blueseaswimmer1]

wow - way to shame people for the various reasons of delaying having children -such as financial , true emotional maturity or simply life's struggles

[@kahyui2486]

Middle class people like him live in a bubble that's why

[@RobertMartin-qi5zp]

Currently society places too much emphasis on possessions (quantity) vs. the quality of life. Young people are more selfish. Having children at any age or income is difficult because the struggle to raise a quality individual takes time, patience, and love.

[@11rs11]

Young people not having children, leads them to have a better quality of life. I'm a Mom of 2, a toddler and infant and I fully support young people (people my age) in not having children. It is not selfish to not have children. It's actually far more selfish to have children, especially if you can't provide for them. Also young people (my generation) are struggling to gain possessions (quantity), all they have is to try to improve their quality in life and they're barely scraping by. Children will not improve an adults quality of life, especially if they are unwanted or a burden.

[@SQUELCH-zj7il]

I'm young, selfish and proud 🎉🎉

[@ishm1592]

Very interesting interview, thank you. I'm in my late 60s and dealing with related issues. However, it's great info to share with the "younglings " 😅

[@sydneysider1841]

They need to study 5 and 6 G (high freq) on cellular machinery. One crappy study suggested it deqctivea lysosomes in cells and increases build up of cellular byproducts and free radicals also impacting DNA. It really depends on freq and energy transmitted/absorbed. There is also a phenomenon of people reacting to cell towers. We know a young girl who had seizures from the cell tower placed on her building. No seizures prior and non after she moved. There is something there with energized frequencies.

[@sangameshkyatappanavar]

First of, I love Steven and DOAC is my top 1 podcast... But, I'm like: It's obviously the time we gotta see "David Goggins"... Anyways, thanks a trillion for your podcasts! A whole heart of love! 💗