• takeda@lemm.ee
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    4 days ago

    The low birth rate problem is real, watch Peter Zeihan, it is his favorite topic, he has been talking about it for years that there’s no economical model for this and we don’t know how a nation will function when everyone is retired and no one is on workforce.

    He actually believes that it’s anyone figures out or it will be South Korea.

    Also South Korea and Japan aren’t undemocratic, but yeah this problem is very big there.

    US has a low birth rate as well, but that was compensated by immigrants (which trump goes after)

    • KelvarIW@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 days ago

      Yeah the low birth rates are a real problem, which wouldn’t exist if countries improved the lifestyle of their people. The population sees these tech advancements and knows they are being denied their share of the benefits. In a late-stage capitalist economy, people need a government to uphold their standard of living, and global governments have been doing the opposite – allowing blatantly anti-competitive and fraudulent activities, just to keep companies interested so the GDP goes up.

      People lost hope in a better future, and really, only those who believe in toward “earning” a spot in the afterlife of a traditional religion want to have children.

      About South Korea and Japan - I clarified my labeling in my original comment.