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I imagine booming populations in Africa will likely offset much of the working population in these countries with low birth rates. As a European I can imagine

I imagine booming populations in Africa will likely offset much of the working population in these countries with low birth rates. As a European I can imagine what impact having high immigration from Africa mixed with all the property being unaffordable and owned by older white generations will have i.e. huge disparity in wealth between black and white, quick growth of black population and decline in white population, rise in racial tensions, rise of far right and claims of being assimilated. I'm pretty ignorant about places like Korea and Japan though. Is there any hope they won't suffer the same difficulties? Here's an article about predicted population changes: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/13/nigeria-larger-population-us-2050 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jun/13/n...

thematrixturtle 4y ago
Korea and Japan are very much against mass immigration. Koreans in particular are notoriously xenophobic: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world/asia/south-korea-diversity-muslims.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world/asia/south-korea-di... There's also an even weirder anti-feminist backlash happening as well.
- mcv 4y ago
  Those are unhealthy attitudes. It would be good if they addressed this, but sadly societies and cultures are rarely rational about how they develop. Much of modern life is determined by culture, but despite culture being entirely man-made, we don't seem to be able to control it.
seydor 4y ago
> booming populations in Africa will likely offset much of the working population Not really , as they don't do today, because they are not educated , and there is not enough time to wait for second-generation immigrants. Also, africans have no obligation to become subservient again to the developed world via immigration.
- 12907835202 4y ago
  You can't really compare today to the future if the population is meant to increase exponentially... By 2050 it could be the most populated country in the world, the idea that, that population wouldn't immigrate especially when other countries will be in desperate need of workers seems absurd. Especially when, as you say, they will be uneducated and that education will likely be available in those nations. I'm a bit confused by your choice of words "subservient" and "obligation", it seems you're trying to imply more but not caring to say it.
  - seydor 4y ago
    Immigrants are cheap labor for europe and the US, even though it's not commonly admitted. Emigrating is not the only option for those countries. For example china, due to its development, did not end up with massive waves of emigration.

thematrixturtle 4y ago

Korea and Japan are very much against mass immigration. Koreans in particular are notoriously xenophobic: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world/asia/south-korea-diversity-muslims.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/01/world/asia/south-korea-di... There's also an even weirder anti-feminist backlash happening as well.

mcv 4y ago
Those are unhealthy attitudes. It would be good if they addressed this, but sadly societies and cultures are rarely rational about how they develop. Much of modern life is determined by culture, but despite culture being entirely man-made, we don't seem to be able to control it.

seydor 4y ago

> booming populations in Africa will likely offset much of the working population Not really , as they don't do today, because they are not educated , and there is not enough time to wait for second-generation immigrants. Also, africans have no obligation to become subservient again to the developed world via immigration.

12907835202 4y ago
You can't really compare today to the future if the population is meant to increase exponentially... By 2050 it could be the most populated country in the world, the idea that, that population wouldn't immigrate especially when other countries will be in desperate need of workers seems absurd. Especially when, as you say, they will be uneducated and that education will likely be available in those nations. I'm a bit confused by your choice of words "subservient" and "obligation", it seems you're trying to imply more but not caring to say it.
- seydor 4y ago
  Immigrants are cheap labor for europe and the US, even though it's not commonly admitted. Emigrating is not the only option for those countries. For example china, due to its development, did not end up with massive waves of emigration.