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> Any other similar outcomes to the Czech Republic? Or are they an outlier perhaps unable to be reproduced? "We shouldn't try because it won't work. We know it
by jevoten 3y ago
> Any other similar outcomes to the Czech Republic? Or are they an outlier perhaps unable to be reproduced?
"We shouldn't try because it won't work. We know it won't work because there are so few examples of it working."
Most countries used to have above-replacement fertility. At least some countries that implement natalist policies recover fertility. While not exactly a reversal of low fertility, Israel is an example of an advanced economy with above-replacement fertility.
Evidence points overwhelmingly towards this being a fixable problem, if only we try. Certainly few other problems are approached this way - we don't give up on reducing CO2 emissions or plastic pollution just because we've so far not succeeded. One only approaches a problem this way if one doesn't want to solve it.
- toomuchtodo 3y agoWe disagree it’s a problem, or that a fix is needed.
- jevoten 3y agoPopulations that don't think it's a problem will be replaced by those who do.
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- toomuchtodo 3y agoI don’t think attempting to outbreed each other out of some concern about replacement is a rational or logical course of action, but alas, such is the human condition. A concern for someone else.