EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 7 months agoHow should countries deal with falling birth rates?www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down13
arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkHow should countries deal with falling birth rates?www.bbc.co.ukEspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square54fedilink
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 months ago the result was improved lives for everyone *for everyone who survived. I’d argue that the lives of those who died from wars and plagues got much worse, particularly due to the whole “dying” part.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoBut not having babies isn’t killing anyone. It’s the best type of population decline. It’s also slower than war/plague so it’s an easier transition.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months ago It’s also slower than war/plague so it’s an easier transition. It is easier, but not without challenges. Each person (on average) caring for four elderly grandparents could be quite the burden.
*for everyone who survived.
I’d argue that the lives of those who died from wars and plagues got much worse, particularly due to the whole “dying” part.
But not having babies isn’t killing anyone. It’s the best type of population decline. It’s also slower than war/plague so it’s an easier transition.
It is easier, but not without challenges. Each person (on average) caring for four elderly grandparents could be quite the burden.