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> The net population growth in the US is still positive. By something like half a percent. Simultaneously birth rates are decreasing to near historic lows, im
by claudeganon 7y ago
> The net population growth in the US is still positive.
By something like half a percent. Simultaneously birth rates are decreasing to near historic lows, immigration is being constricted, millennial life expectancy is on the decline, and suicides have spiked across all age groups.
Yes, I’ll concede that we’re not at the level of Russia or Japan yet, but something has definitely gone off the rails and not trending in a great direction.
- GhostVII 7y agoWhy is it not a great direction? I think if we can keep human population under 10 billion by reducing the birth rate it is probably best for everyone. And immigration rates are fairly high relative to what they have been historically (higher than 2008-2015) [0]. [0] https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/us-immigration-trends https://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/data-hub/us-immigra...
- turk73 7y agoI really don't see the fucking problem. Useless people drink themselves to death, beats having to kill them off in a war. Individually, these are tragedies, I guess. Not my former brother-in-law who drank himself to death, his death was a liberation for my sister and her kids.