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In the US, the kids are doing poorly. But unlike China, there is actually a large number of children being born. One of the deep ironies of the current world o

In the US, the kids are doing poorly. But unlike China, there is actually a large number of children being born. One of the deep ironies of the current world order is that as America recedes in power, other countries are receding even faster (and less documented). America has too much in the way of natural resources and favorable demographics and can continue to fail forward for a long time.

nxor 1y ago
What do you mean by fail? Even if we have flaws we still seem to have a decent education system
johnsillings 1y ago
https://www.childtrends.org/publications/fertility-rate-united-states https://www.childtrends.org/publications/fertility-rate-unit... edit: fertility rate in the US is near historic lows. maybe you're thinking of something else re: demographic trends, but that seems pretty alarming to me.
coliveira 1y ago
Economic problems create their own demographic problems. The current government policies against immigration are a sure way to reduce population growth in the US for the next decades.
surgical_fire 1y ago
Looking at fertility rates online, the most recent numbers I could find is 1.6 in the US and 1.4 in the EU. Both indicate population decline. China is at 1.7, but I am not sure I trust the number if they report it themselves. Either way, I have no idea where you take that there's a large number of children being born.
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greygoo222 1y ago
China's fertility rate, even assuming it does not improve, won't cause problems for several decades. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/can-anything-knock-china-off-its https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/can-anything-knock-china-off-i...
- scns 1y ago
  Because women are trafficked into China and forced into marriages? https://thefeminismproject.com/global-news/china-cracks-down-on-abduction-of-women-a-legal-response-to-human-trafficking/ https://thefeminismproject.com/global-news/china-cracks-down...

nxor 1y ago

What do you mean by fail? Even if we have flaws we still seem to have a decent education system

johnsillings 1y ago

https://www.childtrends.org/publications/fertility-rate-united-states https://www.childtrends.org/publications/fertility-rate-unit... edit: fertility rate in the US is near historic lows. maybe you're thinking of something else re: demographic trends, but that seems pretty alarming to me.

coliveira 1y ago

Economic problems create their own demographic problems. The current government policies against immigration are a sure way to reduce population growth in the US for the next decades.

surgical_fire 1y ago

Looking at fertility rates online, the most recent numbers I could find is 1.6 in the US and 1.4 in the EU. Both indicate population decline. China is at 1.7, but I am not sure I trust the number if they report it themselves. Either way, I have no idea where you take that there's a large number of children being born.

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greygoo222 1y ago

China's fertility rate, even assuming it does not improve, won't cause problems for several decades. https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/can-anything-knock-china-off-its https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/can-anything-knock-china-off-i...

scns 1y ago
Because women are trafficked into China and forced into marriages? https://thefeminismproject.com/global-news/china-cracks-down-on-abduction-of-women-a-legal-response-to-human-trafficking/ https://thefeminismproject.com/global-news/china-cracks-down...