On the former: I’ve seen a lot of my peers pursuing a “checkbox” approach to happiness. They try to check all the boxes and expect fulfillment at the end. It hasn’t been working out for them. Some people like and want kids, and that’s great. But having kids because it’s the “next step” is a horrible plan.
Second: we already have that. It’s called the pill.
Yeah that's interesting, I called it a hot take because a lot of people get up in arms when you talk about sterilization, yet the pill does has widespread acceptance, though of course it is somewhat different and has a number of drawbacks, notably that it has significant side-effects and has to be taken continually.
I'm thinking more along the lines of something like Vasalgel/RISUG, basically a shot you get once or very infrequently, that could become a sort of automatic or default health procedure like vaccines.
We have that too! Think IUDs or implants, which last for years. Some are even hormone free! They last about 3-10 years, depending on which specific device we’re talking about.
What’s fascinating is that these are for men, and the reactions around that specific detail reveals a lot about us as a society.
Second: we already have that. It’s called the pill.