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More of a topic of interest than a book recommendation,
Paul Ehrlich’s “Population Bomb” never came close & now the world is more concerned
about a “ Poulation Implosion”!
https://sherwood.news/world/fertility-falling-worl...a couple of exerts that popped out from the article;
“Now, China has a new population problem. The fertility rate in mainland China is projected to have fallen to about one birth per woman in 2023, less than one-seventh of what it was at its 1963 peak. Not just this, but The New York Times reported this week that alongside “carrot” policies like free college, tax breaks, and IVF support, the Chinese government is also rolling out a “stick” fertility campaign, including knocking on doors and installing pro-family artwork in public places.”
“The situation in other East Asian countries is compounded by rapidly graying demographics, with some young people citing the added burden of looking after elderly relatives as a barrier to them starting a family. In Japan, where more than 1 in 10 people are aged 80+ years, adult diapers are close to outselling baby diapers, and politicians are scrambling to enact fertility programs”
“But nowhere is this issue more extreme than in South Korea, which has the lowest fertility rate in the world, reported as just 0.72 last year. Since 2006, its government has tried to address the issue by spending over 360 trillion won ($270 billion) on pro-natal schemes; however, astronomical housing costs, the worst gender pay gap in the OECD, and a mounting anti-marriage counterculture mean that it’s still on track for the country’s population to halve by 2100.”
& finnaly,
“Ok,Buster
“At this rate, though, it seems that a future with fewer young people is difficult to avoid, unless Gen Z decides en masse that procreation is cool.”
ciao
