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They won’t get married. Well, sure, but what about the second-order effects? Will we see a mass emigration of Chinese men to countries where they have more to
by gaius 9y ago
They won’t get married.
Well, sure, but what about the second-order effects? Will we see a mass emigration of Chinese men to countries where they have more to offer than local men? Will we see an effort by the Chinese government to attract foreign women to the country? Will those men head off into the hills to eat barbecue, fire their AKs and forment revolution with their bros?
There are not many large countries with a female surplus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_sex_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_sex_ratio - well Brazil and Canada I guess.
Interestingly there is even a page for China https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_administrative_divisions_by_sex_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_administrative...
- danieltillett 9y agoIf we use early Australia as an example then they will die without ever getting married. There is a theory that the historically extreme anti-homosexual culture of Australia was a blowback from this time [1]. 1. I should say this has changed a great deal in the last few decades (we just passed a referendum/plebiscite on legalising SSM), but I am old enough to remember that to be called a “poofter” was the worst insult any man could receive.
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