So not just young people in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan don’t want to have kids, so do those in the US. In fact, fertility rates are declining throughout the developed world, and the decline in the US actually accelerated after 2008. Last year, the fertility rate dipped to 1.6 births per 1,000 women, a historic low. One of the reasons is that young people want to reach a certain level of financial stability before starting a family. Unfortunately, this has become increasingly harder because of the rise of mortgage rates and childcare costs. Moreover many young people are growing more pessimistic about the future of the world due to climate change, gun violence, and the recent pandemic. According to one social scientist who has interviewed many young people, they view having children as a decision you can make when you are ready, so they are reluctant to enter parenthood if they can’t provide their children with what they think is necessary. So stop accusing them of being selfish when they say they don’t want or are not ready to have kids.