Are birthrates the most important economic issue in the world today?

Are birthrates the most important economic issue in the world today? Most countries of the developed world today have birth rates significantly less than replacement levels. In some countries, such as South Korea and China it is less than half the number required to sustain their current populations. Within the next 20 years, this shift will result in a massive transferral of economic and political power to those countries with younger populations. Meanwhile much of Europe and Asia will be struggling to take care of their aging populations with a rapidly declining cohort of younger workers. This massive realignment will have huge consequences both locally and internationally for much of the world. Join us with two of the foremost experts in this area of demographics to consider the effects of this decline in childbearing and consider what can be done to reverse this trend and prepare for the economic impact of this demographic shift that will be larger than that caused by Climate Change.

[@pictureworksdenver]

In the US we've disenfranchised young people by transferring wealth upward, from poor to rich, from young to old and from those who own no assets to those who do so successfully for so long that young people have turned to nihilism and have little hope for the future. It comes as no surprise then that they don't form households, marry or have children. They can't. Enriching older cohorts at the expense of younger ones is a short term strategy that ultimately ensures that young people are priced out of participating in the continuation of our species.

[@Monitoring358]

They will own nothing and be happy 😅

[@jeffreycheng5984]

Klaus Anal Schwab.

[@skylinefever]

@@Monitoring358 Most of us already own nothing, when does the happiness come in?

[@KeithAllen-ti4iy]

@@skylinefevershut up and eat zie bugs

[@tonkashouse]

PREACH!!

[@moomagpie4265]

I'm surprised we aren't being offered cash for babies.

[@azmodanpc]

Indirectly there's plenty of tax breaks. Too bad they are puny and if you happen to be above poverty level almost puny.

[@janemathaba7706]

They will NOT!! They want SLAVES to continue enriching themselves! FINALLY Women have WISEN UP & realize that they should be FINANCIALLY Self Reliant ! I LOVE,LIKE & RESPECT these Young Women for NOT BENDING to Societal Expectations, that WOMEN 'S main PURPOSE is to "BREED"! Ha!

[@MysticFrameAnimations]

The population should come down to under 100 million. People who want an increase in population lack humanity, ethics and morality.

[@skylinefever]

The biggest problem is often the people still having kids. What good is the Idiocracy?

[@fool1124]

💀

[@tabithan2978]

Maybe if man pitched it more with domestic and emotional work in the home, women would have more kids. This is the fault of MEN! Women are earning money, but men are slacking at home.

[@HisCoconutGun]

Lmao okay Tabitha. If that's true then why do social groups with more traditional division of labor have higher birth rates? Maybe you're just entitled.

[@cindyl3297]

@@tabithan2978 It is not the fault of men but central planners. Men, esp. White presenting ones are deliberately excluded from parts of the workforce. See DEI, affirmative action policies

[@Ravenelvenlady]

And yet they're going to find a way to GASLIGHT WOMEN and blame them. Typical!

[@WilliamSantos-cv8rr]

lol you are delusional

[@antinatalistwitch111]

​​@@Ravenelvenladyyes. They claim the fact that women got some rights (feminism) is the problem. We had no business trying to have rights. 😂 we are incubators

[@katherineseyda7264]

I am sure somehow the blame for this will be put on women, again

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Typical. And women will rebel, by having even fewer children.

[@Monitoring358]

Nah its just the agenda

[@KeithAllen-ti4iy]

Sit down Karen

[@sweden_is_xxxx]

Some wanna blame the women. If they actually think population decline is a bad thing. I support all men and women who decide not to become parents! 👍👍👍

[@Kukaboora]

Rome collapsed into modern Italy. It was not a disaster as you claimed. Natural world depopulation is a great blessing for mankind, for the planet and for other species on earth. Your and Zeihan’s arguments would be proven wrong over time.

[@Ravenelvenlady]

I agree. It's a blessing, although in disguise.

[@WilliamSantos-cv8rr]

@@Ravenelvenlady you can go first.

[@antinatalistwitch111]

​@@WilliamSantos-cv8rrgo where? Where we going?

[@MichaelWolfe1000]

There you go! Well said.

[@Chepicoro]

the fall of Rome was one of the most violet episodes in human history.... you know those barbarians roaming the former empire.

[@AskTorin]

I'm curious which country will ban birth control and abortion first.

[@blafonovision4342]

The capitalist tears over birth rates are delicious.

[@HisCoconutGun]

Religious conservatives are the only ones having kids, be it Hindus, Muslims, or Christians. Your commie dreams will never come true 😥

[@tom-MKvGBPQC5fv9]

Number must go up.

[@HisCoconutGun]

Communism will continue to fail like it always has 😢

[@Ravenelvenlady]

Hey, don't drink up all the tears. Save some for me! 😂😂😂

[@Chepicoro]

Also the socialist since how do you think they can fund the government? They need people consuming and paying taxes

[@aizensama9141]

This is frustratingly hilarious to see that these old guys think that this is reversible. Once you enter "The Event Horizon" of a collapsed star the thoughts of. "Okay, how do we get out of here?" Shouldn't even be there. The Event Horizon is the point of no return. The only thing that can be done is for the younger generations of guys to decide how to build on top of the bones and rubble. Of a failed system that existed before. And put on records of how the previous generations failed and why.

[@LadyMarigoldWithers]

I am very happy for anyone who wants children to have them and get encouragement through policy or individual sponsorship (someone with 3+ houses could donate one to a poor couple wanting to start a family for instance and give them a good start - if you care about the issue that much gifting an excess property shouldn’t be too much of an ask). I myself never wanted kids and happy I had the choice.

[@Kyle-u8e]

Innovation will be caused by population decline. It's the push we need to get to the next step. Those who face it head on will prosper, those who live in the old fertile world will die with it

[@AskTorin]

Man'sa certified hustler🤣🙏 God bless his family, he will have a wonderful older age I am sure

[@KW-gs2gp]

We should be offering cash payments for not having children. More people means more CO2 emissions.

[@tonkashouse]

Also... you know whether or not you've reached the carrying capacity of an environment by how populations in that environment respond. Human populations are going down now. It means we've reached out limit with the current environment. The environment needs to be altered if we want more people.

[@MichaelWolfe1000]

I've seen only the first minutes, but to me it sounds like great news!....because our ecological footprint is too big at present, oil will wither away and economic growth will not be possible. It won't be easy but a decrease of population with lower birth rates is better than the alternative via natural disasters including the climatic changes. Taking care of the old I hope will be possible....I'll keep on watching....

[@rohj4825]

We need protection of all humans life from moment of conception.

[@skylinefever]

We need people to want the conceieved humans, otherwise we just get communist Romania.

[@sweden_is_xxxx]

So junkies and other trash should be made to give birth. That's child abuse man!!!

[@ChuckSn33333d]

The fewer tax cattle for the elite, the better.

[@AskTorin]

What kind of conspiracy is that? Have you heard a single word being said in this discussion? Do you not understand how human wellbeing works? I have a suspicion that you are a lonely person. I hope you're okay.

[@sweden_is_xxxx]

Totally with you on that. Best way to hurt the enemy? Stop breeding new slaves for him.

[@GrinGillis]

Birth control number1

[@AdamahChavah]

Yesss; and is a curse of another go a take another land as it is written... Pt ♊ Self Destruction y'all 👁️🪟 among other nations... Tick Tock ⏳ From tribe of Yudah...🦁

[@cindyl3297]

Birthrates are not the most important issue, it is only the most important to the fiat currency creditism ponzi scheme model. What happens when you devalue your own currency [borrow from the future] while having less future taxpayers?

[@25Soupy]

Okay fine, now what's the solution?

[@alst4817]

I get the impression your economics knowledge comes from the back of a cornflakes packet…

[@jonathanhardy8683]

She's right. Corporations must show consistently growing profits for the current Ponzi scheme to keep going through ever increasing stock and real estate valuations. They can do this through increased consumerism, which has reached it's per capita limit, especially with stagnating wages. The answer (at least for the political/managerial class) is an ever increasing population of consumers/wage slaves/taxpayers. This consumerism is also supported through debt, as well as inflation to pressure people to spend their money before it loses value. The problem is that this runs up against limited resources. The first of these is space. The guy says there's plenty of space for people to live but that's not the point, because people can't just go live in the middle of nowhere. Everyone wants (or has to) live in cities where there are jobs and resources, and cities are becoming extremely expensive and overcrowded. Take Canada, for instance. People are always yapping about how Canada has so much space, but they don't realize that the vast majority of people (90%? I forget the exact figure) live within a hundred miles of the US border. Try finding an apartment in Canada, or a family doctor. There's increasing pressure on urban infrastructure of all sorts ranging from the electric grid to sewage systems, parks and on and on. How many more tent cities can Canada and other countries bear to support? While he goes on about declining population, we are busy producing literal tent cities of fentanyl addicts. This ain't workin'.

[@pablosalazar4954]

@@25Soupy the solution is that the economy will have to adapt to the trend (lower birth rates), even if that means taking a few recessions

[@rohitnijhawan5281]

@@25Soupy End every ponzhi scheme social welfare program plus union pensions plus all the heavily leveraged assets. an economy based on endless population growth not innovation and invention is an absolute scam. Just look at Canada

[@jeffreycheng5984]

"You cannot have infinite growth on a finite planet."- Dane Wigington.

[@AskTorin]

Infinite growth? What are you on about, Malthus? How are we going to bring about the green revolution WHEN EVERYONE IS GERIATRIC? Also, humans grow their own food. Try growing food when you're 95, we need young people to work. You've been brainwashed by the Malthusian theory.

[@25Soupy]

Most people I know including myself didn't have children or more children is 100% financial reasons. Children are expensive. Also, women are told that their career is the most important thing in their life. It doesn't help that all my life of 55 years we've been told overpopulation is the problem that will end us all.

[@whitneyanders5945]

Oh, and people living too long is also the problem.

[@25Soupy]

@@whitneyanders5945 not in my family.

[@sweden_is_xxxx]

Women DO think their career is important, nobody need tell them that. Both men and women also think traveling is nice, having hobbies is fun and value their freedom to do whatever they want. People also value their standard of living which might be somewhat lower if they had a large family.

[@omicron2018]

Has anyone studied whether there's a correlative or causative effect between income inequality and declining birth rates, especially in American society?

[@gloucestergarden3441]

I am sorry but I disagree. Earth's resources are finite. and not infinite. Population control particularly in high birth rate countries is important . All births should be wanted children and parents should be in a position to be able to support their children until adulthood..

[@argusburebistus8602]

Bill Gates will be proud of you speaking like Eugenicist ! What's next China one child policy ???

[@HisCoconutGun]

Take it up with Africa

[@durin3415]

Concern over long term significant decrease does not equal championing unlimited growth.

[@alst4817]

Great idea. While we’re at it, let’s have world peace and gender equality…

[@Ankhar2332]

noone cares about finite resources when it comes to consumerism and high carbon lifestyle

[@9TheDream6]

I see many people are thinking very narrow mindedly. The goal of humanity should be to continue expanding and to spread out to other planets and work on making them habitable /finding habitable planets. With us only occupying one planet we are at constant risk of extinction. Lowering our population only puts us at risk for things most can’t comprehend yet. But with the way things are currently, if they want us to reproduce more we need affordable houses that can fit children not tiny apartments that cost way too much as it is, job security, stable working hours, and good pay so mothers can prioritize pregnancy and child rearing instead of working. No time for that as a working woman. Excellent for the economy as well as the new mother will need to shop for needed items for each new kid and she will have the time to do so without a job in the way.

[@AskTorin]

Thank you so much for spreading awareness around this fundamental issue

[@inappropriatejohnson]

A large number of Earthling organisms, the ones that we are so carelessly driving to extinction, very much would like the human birthrate to fall to zero.

[@Khannea]

bullshit

[@justinmanley8131]

​@@KhanneaI find it hard to fathom a less relevant response.

[@jeroendebruyne2165]

​​@@justinmanley8131I find it hard to imagine the idea of any other earthly organism having the cognitive capacity to develop the line of thinking as presented in the original comment. Or No plant or animal would be capable of having such a what-if-scenario. Or Male bovine menure

[@SamSam-qk5zr]

Oh did you ask them?

[@whitneyanders5945]

True! And these videos never mention the fact we share the planet with other sentient beings who deserve to thrive in their environments.

[@FootBloging]

Very nice

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