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Well most developed nations have dropped below replacement rate on new births with population growth only sustained by immigration. We'll likely soon seen what
by Guthur 6y ago
Well most developed nations have dropped below replacement rate on new births with population growth only sustained by immigration. We'll likely soon seen what the "less is more" looks like for new people, I'm not optimistic.
- jojobas 6y agoThe problem is that the people having most babies is exactly who you don't want to have any. Religious fundies, alcoholics, generally uneducated. Huge mistakes were made some time ago and there's no recovery in sight.
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- Retric 6y agoNot within individual societies. While there is less research into men's fertility and education, in developed countries evidence suggests that highly-educated men display higher levels of childbearing compared to less-educated men. Education however reduces women’s fertility.
- nine_k 6y agoEducation allows women to hold prestigious and well-paid jobs, leaving less time on child-rearing.
- jojobas 6y agoYep, removing their genes from the future generations. Worth it I guess. The people that built the modern world voluntarily phase themselves out.
- nine_k 6y agoNot necessarily removing, but making them more rare. A modern woman may have one or two children, but for going above the replacement rate, a number of them should have at least three. This quickly becomes a full-time job.
- jojobas 6y agoAnything below replacement is removal, even if gradual or slow.
- Retric 6y agoOnly on very long timescales, looking at worldwide fertility rates over just the last 100 years shows how dramatically this can change. Further, if the male vs female reproduction rate for a slice of the population is vastly different, the number of genetic grandchildren may be above replacement rate even if their children are at or below replacement rate.
- spodek 6y agoThey still value GDP growth, which they believe requires population growth, so they promote growth overseas and immigration, so most countries with below replacement rates are still growing in population. People seem to understand that if you move a factory from one country to another you haven't decreased its pollution, especially if the new country has laxer environmental regulations. If you offshore population growth, you haven't decreased population growth either. I'm not that optimistic either, but hope we learn from examples like Mechai Viravaidya in Thailand https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgMNhMRgkHE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgMNhMRgkHE that nations can manage populations voluntarily, increasing stability, peace, and abundance per person -- no eugenics, One Child policy, or racism. More like the opposite.