EspiritdescaliMA to FuturologyEnglish · 6 months agoHow should countries deal with falling birth rates?www.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down13
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minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 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-up1·4 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.
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.