| ▲ | dogma1138 18 hours ago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Society will have to correct itself somehow, either through social change or technological advancement that or we will all go extinct… I actually wonder why this isn’t a bigger talking point, we are probably not at the point of no return yet but many countries are getting there and people will be caught by surprise as whilst the effect is delayed human life expectancy isn’t that long and it doesn’t take more than a couple of generations like ours until we are going to be facing a major crisis. I really don’t know where we went wrong, and I’m not sure it’s purely financial either (tho it is for many), at least from my anecdotal experience. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | maxloh 16 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> I really don’t know where we went wrong, and I’m not sure it’s purely financial either (tho it is for many), at least from my anecdotal experience. The problem is welly explained in the video: the society in East Asia (South Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, etc.) is too toxic for the youth and it is too hard for them to live a decent life. Young people there are constantly competing with others of their generation. Households are unaffordable for the majority of the population, and for the lucky ones, it takes approximately 30 to 50 years to buy one. Traditional culture encourages people to work extremely hard, to the extent that they don't even have time for social activities or to form relationships. Meanwhile, promotion is often difficult because management-level positions are occupied by older individuals. People are stopping having children not only because they cannot afford it, both financially and in terms of time, but also because they do not want their children to suffer. It is expected that the situation will persist for generations to come. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | toomuchtodo 18 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The population ballooned because women were not educated and empowered. Now that they are, and have robust access to family planning, TFR is coming down rapidly and population will eventually follow. Where we went wrong? Women not being empowered in the first place. This is the fix, not a problem. This is a success story. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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