The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?(www.theguardian.com)
16 pointsby rwmj7 hours ago4 comments
  • bayarearefugee7 hours ago
    These demographic trends, in the west at least, will continue until we solve wealth inequality which we seemingly aren't going to do until there is eventually violent revolt.
  • garethsprice3 hours ago
    Had a peek at Morland's book on Amazon and the headlines he pulls at the top of Chapter 1 for the impact of falling fertility on society:

    'Russia running out of "single-use" soldiers; 'UK running low on fuel, truck drivers'; 'China's factories are wrestling with labor shortages'.

    Are we supposed to feel bad that people aren't rushing to birth the next generation of cannon fodder, truck drivers, or work in factories for 60-70 hours a week? Are these roles that Morland would have his own children fill, or just other people's?

    Genuinely bizarre choice of headlines to present a pro-natal argument with. Did he not read the actual book? Bad editor? AI slop?

  • sharts5 hours ago
    That planet will improve
    • hirvi742 hours ago
      That's why I am contributing to the fertility problem.
  • lotsofpulp7 hours ago
    I like how there is a decline in the total fertility rate from 2012 to 2023, and the ONS decides to assume the decline will stop and the TFR will plateau starting 2026.