Demographics Part 9: The Advanced Developing World || Peter Zeihan

[@jayshartzer844]

Much respect to Peter for walking to get to all of the locations he films in. Extra respect for finding a way to walk to New Zealand from Colorado

[@El...Presidente]

I don’t think he walked there. PZ teleports bro.

[@jayshartzer844]

@@El...Presidente he could but wanted to get his steps in. Turns out the Jesus hair wasn't just for show

[@DieFlabbergast]

Method pioneered by Jewish religious leader about 2,000 years ago, I believe. :)

[@derpderpington5433]

I have walked that path. I got to San Diego and just failed

[@GoldenWaveTitans]

Any video over 3 minutes long is a gift from Zeihan

[@airhead2741]

If it went for a minute longer id transcend

[@tylerdurdin.1982]

Yeah it's a bit disappointing when you see the short run times like 2:30. Let's push it to 20 mins!😄

[@richardbrown8269]

Enough. He's politically biased. He lost me when he said Biden is a populist and Biden is somehow going to bring back American manufacturing.

[@danielfirestine9414]

True

[@GoldenWaveTitans]

@@richardbrown8269 Politically biased, absolutely. I take his Americaneering and put it to the side. His demographic and supply chain insights are what I'm here for.

[@peterhall6656]

I love the description of the Chinese-Brazilian relationship. Completely and utterly believable I might add.

[@bagalao77]

that was crazy!

[@protorhinocerator142]

I was kinda hoping he was going to say something about the new attempt to make a BRICS currency, supposedly backed in gold.

[@SignalCorps1]

No doubt. I lived in Asia for 16 years and had a very good Chinese friend and mentor. He cautioned me with these words of wisdom was, ‘The only thing straight on a Chinamen is his hair’.

[@smallmalaysianboy8025]

@@protorhinocerator142he’s mentioned it before but doesn’t take it seriously

[@bsmithhammer]

@@protorhinocerator142 I would be curious to hear Peter's thoughts on that as well. But my supposition was that he found that notion just as humorous as I did.

[@glennk.7348]

Imagine hiking with Peter and he launches into his monologue… 😅

[@levidudley]

😂 for real

[@jestice75]

Imagine Peter not immediately addressing Saudi Arabia accepting Yuan for oil, and Macron's meeting with Xi.

[@MrBearcatjew]

@@jestice75 He is paid by the CIA and DoD, he can't tell the people who pay them that their house of cards is coming down.

[@leonardtreman6457]

I would think he was a crazy person rather than a famous geo political analyst.

[@jemoedurrr]

As a guy from Maastricht (city in the Netherlands), hearing Peter Zeihan butcher his pronunciation of "the treaty of Maastricht" made my day 😂 Edit: I see some people read too much into this. I just thought it was a funny mispronunciation. It doesn't bother me at all and I still really enjoy these video's.

[@serafinacosta7118]

Noticed that too. And I am not even Dutch.

[@cathjj840]

Wasn't sure at all he meant that place or somewhere else.

[@kellychuba]

“Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading” - Anonymous

[@tahall5646]

[ma:srixt]

[@GeorgeOhYesPlease]

We all make allowances for the Americans :)

[@FarawayPrepper]

Great video. I’m 22, grew up dirt poor but worked hard since 15. Saved a lot. Moved to the countryside bought 10 acres. Built a cabin next to a river from scratch after graduating NYU. I’m a homesteader now but I think hard times are coming and living out of strategic target areas is crucial to stay out of the eye of the coming storm.

[@CoversCave]

You’re wise beyond your years. Your last video was powerful.

[@FarawayPrepper]

Thank you for your support and kind words. Means a lot.

[@Kakiharaichii]

Smart man

[@stevenjacks9966]

Great information. I always appreciate it when you provide facts and objective projections vs opinion. Thanks much.

[@Martian74]

I see robotics having an impact on many parts of the world in dealing with not having enough younger workers. Look at the new McDonald's restaurant that has 100% front and rear operations done by robots, it is a test but it can be done. I'm a robotics & mechatronics engineer so am excited by these developments. Your predictions for several decades out will definitely be off as there are systems being developed that will create systemic changes in manufacturing.

[@verysimple01]

As usual the last 20 seconds of Zeihan videos are the most insightful and a hint for an upcoming future. And what comes the next.. is all well understood.

[@odoibe3620]

I ordered your latest book last weekend, looking forward to reading it. Love from Sweden :)

[@alexhidell663]

Will Sweden join NATO?

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@alexhidell663 Does it matter? It's all a show.

[@george2113]

@@alexhidell663 turkey may blow NATO apart

[@alexhidell663]

@@tuckerbugeater a deadly game

[@lvculo]

as a Swede you have been living in a back forest for the last 40 years and that I am saying that is due to the fact that I KNOW and not because I think so, the error margin from my side being wrong statistically speaking is 0,00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001 % hasta la vista baby !!!

[@brother282]

At the end of the demographics series, I'd love to see a video with ideas for solutions to each of these demographic groups you've described. What policies have a country like Japan already taken that could and should be implemented elsewhere? What changes in our economic structures would we need to attain to combat the almost global demographic decline we see coming, and are they attainable? Love the content as always.

[@jeanlamb5026]

@Grunyit MacQuethal Well, US Republicans think banning abortion will result in some kind of baby wave a la Romania, but killing women and children tends to destroy any future children they may have, so yeah no.

[@ashdobbs]

next? war. boom boom boom boom.

[@martian9999]

the recipe for greater fertility in the modern age is well-known and works, to some extent, in France and Sweden. Introduce good childcare so that parents, especially mothers, can return to work after one year. Better housing, so that kids have enough space, and that grandparents can move nearbye to help out. Make your country immigration-friendly, so that foreigners with kids come. Maybe, as they do in Israel, make it easier for everybody to have kids, even those in same-sex relationships. If you reach replacement value, that doesn't mean that your country is not going to shrink for another few decades. But it does mean stabilization at some time in the future.

[@MyName-gq3fc]

@grunyitmacquethal5519why neocolonial warfare ? And also by who ?

[@MyName-gq3fc]

@grunyitmacquethal5519 thanks for answering.

[@grantp1253]

Thanks. I love your perspective on geopolitics.

[@tommyt1785]

The populations total of Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Turkey, Vietnam, India, Saudi, UAE, Indonesia, Philippines is nearly 3 billion. Mostly all young. There's a lot of economic growth there for the next 2 decades.

[@elvispressley2365]

Outside of like 3 of those nations, they desperately need capital and someone to help them keep the seas open. China will collapse by 2040 at the very latest.

[@waltershearls]

That's never been the problem for developing countries. The biggest problem is that those countries have been the fluidity of stable policies.

[@wisenber]

"Mostly all young." Most have the demographic pyramid Peter explained in the video.

[@abingdonboy]

@@wisenber most of India’s 1.4 billion population is under 26

[@wisenber]

@@abingdonboy Which is why Zeihan addressed them separately.

[@johnfritz7222]

Always on the move

[@BangMaster96]

It's amazing that we get to be so involved in this Globalized World. Our Grand Fathers, and Great Grand Fathers never had this much access to information for free. Majority of them probably didn't even know what the Central Banks and Government were doing during their time, let alone the Geo-Politics of their time. Most of them were focused on their Job, or Business, and probably never cared much about Economy or Geo-Politics beyond a few tad-bits once in a while. We on the other hand get constant information on Geo-Politics, and the Country's current Political environment. It's crazy.

[@DiviAugusti]

It would be just grand if you would touch on Macron’s comments in China.

[@El...Presidente]

He did just like a video or two ago

[@DiviAugusti]

@@El...Presidente Not about the visit itself but his comments afterward that made the news in the last 24 hours.

[@elvispressley2365]

Macron has apparently lost his damn mind.

[@shaneashby5890]

Nothing needs to be said because he is a Communist sympathiser.

[@kenny4957]

@@DiviAugusti Macron suggested that Europe should take an independent stance from the U.S. on Taiwan and become a “third pole” independent of both Washington and Beijing

[@danielclawson5021]

You must be thru-hiking that Colorado trail - enjoy!!

[@vampyppandora]

Thank you for your insight and knowledge of laying out all the ties and how they're connected. I bought your book, and it's an excellent read, which is a great help to unravel the mess that we are seeing again. Thank you.

[@andrewsaunders4324]

btw Peter has pubbed 4 books at least

[@NigelDeForrest-Pearce-cv6ek]

Always Fascinating!!!

[@ginamathewsmathews7713]

Thank you for educating us!

[@koniJnr]

Thank you for your videos Zeihan!

[@lucas805]

Greetings from Brazil

[@eshaw9826]

Thank you Master Peter for sharing your genius so clearly.

[@DiggityDaws]

8 whole minutes!?! where will i find the time to watch this??!! jk. Thank you for the extended run time

[@wolfsblutgraumond7530]

Peter would u agree with me if i say that Egypt has at least one or two lost decades because they got a military dictatorship. they have a young population but the military doesnt let them develope because they keep the biggest part of the cake? (contracts)

[@jgw9990]

Egypt is massively overpopulated. For most of history Egypt has been a massive food exporter. Now its a major food importer because its gigantic population is too big for its agriculture to sustain. Egypt is heading for catastrophe.

[@simonmacarthur6808]

​@@jgw9990 it is already😢. massive inflation..govt mass overspending. in the last 12 months, it has got much, much worse..

[@floridaman4073]

Was just in Egypt, it is a ticking time bomb to be honest. I’ve been to many many countries and never seen the scale of poverty I saw in Egypt.

[@talklisten33]

Where is there more Zeihan content? I'm new to Peter's content.. read his 3 books, and now stumbled onto his KZbin channel this past month. Anywhere else he posts? I read some comments on podcasts but I'm not sure how to do podcasts? Any info appreciated! Thanks for the content, Peter!

[@jordanwutkee2548]

He has four books now! And you won’t find this on his own channel, but there are lots of recordings of his hour-long presentations to industry groups scattered around youtube. Just watch out for the cheesy copycat channels that cut and repurpose his material. Look for the full presentations.

[@protorhinocerator142]

He has several lectures on YT, many an hour or so long, and spread out over several years. He often says a lot of the same things, because truth is truth, and he also repeats a lot of his dad jokes. But there is new content from video to video, making them worth the watch. Here's a short one from a few years ago that describes precisely why Russia is invading Ukraine today. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJzYmYp3bqyXedE Here's a longer one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3rHhoanqN9jf9E Of course PZ was wrong about how long the war in Ukraine would last. He admits that in the last 6 months or so, but he still thinks this war is Russia's to lose. I don't see Russia winning. He's not omniscient but he did say that Russia would need to invade Ukraine by 2022, which they did. That alone is freakishly accurate.

[@mavfin8720]

HIs various podcasts get set to video and reproduced as 'new content' all the time. (Pet peeve: wish people would put the 'origin date' on those...) Keep watching more and more will show up on the algorithm.

[@Shauno391]

I enjoy your informative videos on geopolitics. Could you please do a video on South Africa. This was once a promising country and it has declined spectacularly in recent years. The government has got everything wrong and continues on a path of self destruction.

[@amcc8696]

8 minute video today lets goooooooooo

[@samforde4665]

Australia next please good sir

[@strategicviewpoint6672]

No, Australia is a lost cause. The Government is retarded beyond words......

[@sordmasta6646]

I don't know about Mexico, but the company i work for here in Germany thought they could switch from Chinese manufacturers to Turkish ones, for better quality, and it was the same shit, everything kept breaking down just as easily as the Chinese ones. Now we have switched to Romanian and they seems decent ...for now.

[@lololomo5484]

They seems decent from here, too.

[@hectorcardenas2171]

Mexican manufacturing quality is High.

[@texasoilfields]

@@headsofhiphopEh. in which case the Romanians deserve credit for finding and sourcing good products and Turks should be rightfully abandoned for failing to deliver adequate product. But biased here, recently went with a low cost option out of Turkey and half the products arrived broken. They’ve agreed to replace but wish I had gone with a different option

[@texasoilfields]

@@headsofhiphop I admit it’s too small a sample size, but it echoed what the OP said, and Zeihan’s quip about quality, so thought it relevant. Anyhoo, good day

[@serafinacosta7118]

You got Brazil on spot at this turn.

[@serafinacosta7118]

I meant spot on.

[@protorhinocerator142]

@@serafinacosta7118 No, you meant on spot. Don't weasel out of it now.

[@serafinacosta7118]

@@protorhinocerator142 the right way to say is spot on.

[@jarmosalonen2068]

I don't know really that much how much population demographics has to do with development. About India, they seemed in Palki Sharma's "news" site, very anti US, West, Europe and Nato seemed the general scapegoat to blame everything. Very pro Russian. I noticed a huge gap in how I think, and I guess how the developing world thinks. This is scary how Russia and China recently act.

[@megajatt123]

It's so funny cz russia will 100% stand by the side and watch as china eats India

[@bullymaguire8266]

I guess you must be really bright! Definitely should be the advisor to government of India!

[@davidjma7226]

India has a long trading relationship with Russia - arms and oil. Gotta keep that cheap oil flowing into India to trade and support India's industrialization. Plus Russia is happy to pay bribes (India is very corrupt).

[@peakfitness8863]

​@@megajatt123 lol so true

[@abingdonboy]

India isn’t anti-US at all. They just aren’t anti-Russian There’s a big difference

[@keensab]

It would be interesting for you to address the rampant migration patterns that are happening in Europe, the US, Canada, and other countries that have taken masses from war-torn countries and how these populations may contribute to the waning birth rate of these first-world countries.

[@M8Stealth]

Most males of military age don't have families.

[@AtheismF7W]

And alot of them won't have much success finding women.

[@roguesovereignrogue9124]

He won’t address that that’s a huge hole in his bullshit thesis

[@LMTMarta]

@@roguesovereignrogue9124 he is full of dust and bullshit

[@niicopanda]

@@roguesovereignrogue9124 Care to elaborate? Or point to a video? I appreciate hearing contrasting views to Zeihan.

[@zhcultivator]

Hopefully all of these countries become Wealthy High-Income nations 😊

[@reverse_meta9264]

Advanced developing word India Turkey Indonesia Vietnam Brazil

[@phyrexianking1844]

interesting analyses

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Another video of hope

[@zhcultivator]

You didn't mention Vietnam becoming the potential economic Powerhouse of Southeast Asia.

[@sloth9669]

Fun fact you can go visit where the brentwoods pact was signed. It’s a beautiful hotel in nh.

[@Silly2smart]

Hopefully, Turkey's economy finds some traction soon.

[@emperortomatopaste900]

Do a demographics video for SubSaharan Africa please

[@michaelmcdonald3275]

Peter I am Australian and would be interested to know the effect on the Chinese navy to build ships if we stopped exporting iron to them. Also, there is now the AUKUS defence pact which may be supported by trade agreements between the 3 nations, and we are purchasing nuclear subs from the US. New Zealand is not part of this pact.

[@jorgec55]

Another chapter in the series I file as the ' synopsis of the political economy of the state of the global economy' by the traveling guru of geopolitics. 👍

[@preyanuchpromhong3777]

A.I. will fill in the gaps making population not as important. Thanks for the presentation

[@SirGeneTX]

All these countries need to do is implement the W. Edwards Deming quality management approach and they are set.

[@godschild6694]

Yes. He was behind Japan's amazing growth and quality

[@renzodelmolino4272]

Loving your New Zealand hiking tour podcast….❤

[@tommothedog]

I love how importing young people makes your country younger. Only economists would say this.

[@Matty95rufc]

‘Americans were a special case’ Americans simply bring a combination of a number of already industrialised countries but containing more resource and excellent waterways

[@mavfin8720]

Yes, the US was gifted with great geography. Peter likes to talk about geography, too, as well as demographics.

[@markhendrix72]

Peter, how does Chat AI change things in regards to shifting work, does it free up or force workers replaced by AI to fill other roles that are not filled now, ie. health care

[@philblum1496]

Those shades!

[@lukeviolini9522]

I would love to hear your take on the future of Malaysia. It appears to have a very promising future economically, although not many people seem to be talking about it. Might it be an underappreciated gem?

[@newwonderer]

too autocratic

[@overlord165]

Pretty small compared to Indonesia and also extremely oppressive of non-Muslims.

[@jyrrin]

malaysia will probably be the first south east asian country to reach a high income category after singapore, but it'll be overshadowed by indonesia simply due to it's sheer size. it'd be what canada is to the US imo.

[@stevedavenport1202]

Well, I believe it has a higher per capita GDP Indonesia.

[@greatunborn]

And the Philippines?

[@gabrielgreen9883]

28k views not enough likes. Come on guys. Show some respect please.

[@skip123davis]

pretty forest behind you. i went to fullscreen for that. as always, i love the content, but the forest is extra 🙂

[@elKarlo]

I’d say that Thailand too is getting old before it gets rich. I think it’s very similar to Brazil

[@emarr3720]

I remember backpacking thru Europe in ‘98 with my cousin & telling her when we got to Germany that the Turks were the Mexicans of Germany. She wondered bc there were so many & there was Turkish food everywhere. Indonesia was mentioned as occupying the lower rungs of industrialization. We should partner more with them to help them develop & have a free trade agreement a la Colombia. The Nahtuna Islands would be perfect for a US naval base. Even though it outside the 9-dash line the Chinese are claiming it anyway bc it’s at the mouth of Malacca Strait but it outside the 9-dash, that would ruin their day.

[@malikshabazz2065]

awesome stuff!

[@I1icael]

Hello. Can you talk about Portugal? Demographically and financially, as despite geographically and due to its history it could have some advantages but apparently it is becoming one of the poorest countries in Europe.

[@alexanderchenf1]

Please do an episode on Argentina

[@feliz2892]

still waiting on your take on Africa potentiel giants Nigeria, Ethiopia and the DRC

[@cobra281]

Peter, can you do a video on oil cartel countries - and how they're very wealthy, but have no innovation... And what their futures may look like. Countries like UAE, Saudi Arabia, etc

[@katanabluejay]

​@MarylandFreeAgentHombre I came across that video recently! Krauts his name and he makes awesome videos!

[@thatblindguy81]

What cell service does he have??? I get some clouds in my area and I've got crap coverage...

[@alexanderphilip1809]

3:39 Seven centuries or Seven decades ?

[@LilBlAcK76]

now your in Colorado? Man is just living life and talking geopolitics. I wanna be like you

[@randomguyonyoutube8466]

I'm waiting for Zeihan to give his comments on South Africa

[@christyeichhorn5333]

Please please please speak on the digital currency that is supposed to replace the dollar and 15 min. cities. Please 🙏

[@VedranPrema]

I really wish you make a video about Croatia

[@metaparcel]

The start of that hike is just the beginning.

[@iamjimb]

Imagine someone waiting in the bushes to jump him but instead they just follow him to listen to what he has to say

[@serafinacosta7118]

I don’t see bushes. Just trees. Jump ? You’re sick.

[@protorhinocerator142]

Dude, don't blow my cover.

[@traumajock]

Aren't there marsupial bears there?

[@lololomo5484]

New Zealand hooligans lurking in the shadows of the unpopulated South Island. Not bloody likely.

[@stevenkampmann9680]

Hey Peter dig the shades ! What brand?

[@SirLangsalot]

Zeihan: how about China brokered the peace del between Shiaism and Sunniism?

[@TK-kf8zc]

I can't find where he covered Great Britain and Ireland

[@jmac5951]

Has there been a lasting impact on Brazilian-Chinese relations?

[@nathanngumi8467]

Word.

[@kennixox262]

Back in the early 1990's, I purchased a wok that was made in China. At the time, I was a bit floored with a Chinese made product. Not long after the floodgates opened.

[@RupertFoulmouth]

As Mexico continues to develop do you think there will be a point at which Central Americans stop travelling through Mexico to reach the US and just stay in Mexico? How will that impact the US?

[@s1nb4d59]

Hope you enjoy your stay here in new zealand pete.

[@robertrohl5870]

Nice shades Peter!!

[@El...Presidente]

Exactly. I need them, anybody know what brand are those?

[@rexfordgarrison4883]

I found them at jollynova

[@harrybaulz666]

Gives me sumptin to do with my mornin brew

[@cristopherjeffery6737]

one of these days we are gonna get Zeihan vs bear

[@paulstiles7738]

Not a lot of bears in his neck of the woods, but lots of mountains lions. I live 40 miles south of him at about the same altitude.

[@cryptocrazy726]

How about them reflective glasses??

[@antoniomonteiro7783]

Brazil will have a hard time getting unstuck. Brazilians bellow the age of 40 are mass emigrating to Europe,. They have a big problem with crime and corruption which is only getting worse. And education and work ethic are poor to say the least. IMHO the only things they have in their favor are the size of the population and the natural resources. It's a country with great potential, but they will have to better educate their population and solve the internal problems to prevent the young from fleeing the contry.

[@MinnesotaEric]

What happed to your video on the dollar from yesterday?

[@greencardcanadian2]

Hey just wondering do you have any internships I saw your website. I'm a accounting/finance major and air force veteran. Just interested in the global economy and geopolitics.

[@KentJohanStrand]

I would like to know how the evolution of AI will affect the evolution of demographics? In other words, will AI prolong the viability of an aging society? Will it help those countries with young demographics, or will it leave an increasing number of people in poverty? AI is going to increase productivity dramatically as well as the utilization of natural resources and allotment of materials for production. I would proffer, that would have a beta effect on the evolution of demographics. But to what degree, both positive and negative?

[@Nick-bh5bk]

I am curious what tech China stole from Brazil. I mean, they basically steal anything they can get their hands on, but just wondering what in particular in this case.

[@PilgrimsPass]

Allegedly, Hydroelectric dam technology. Three Gorges dam is based on stolen brazilian tech. Allegedly.

[@serafinacosta7118]

Off the bat…. Auto parts manufacturing Appliances Apparel Rubber products & eslastomers ( including tire manufacturing ) Plastic materials ( sheets, pellets )

[@pikachus5m166]

Zeihan makes things up as goes along, all to suit the narrative, and gullibles like you swallow hook, line and sinker.

[@assim2213]

Produtos aeronáuticos , farmacêuticas,medicina, tecnologia da informação, agropecuária, combustíveis, energia,o Brasil produz muita tecnologia

[@Nick-bh5bk]

@@KLRJUNE Yeah, Embraer was the only one off the top of my head. Aside from that, I'm not sure what would have been stolen.

[@poulbrandtjensen5919]

please make an episode about Ukraine after the war. Must become a little China for EU. Low labor cost, hight education, large metalurgical industry.

[@Islowelowe]

Peter - I've read your books and enjoy your KZbin videos enormously. Your output of cogent ideas are prolific at minimum. Please keep shaking up conventional, but flawed thinking. Your ideas about the impact of China's one child policy - I've never read anything similar. Hope you are right and the US manages to right the ship.

[@emssmiley2002]

So how close are we to a Type 1 civilization?

[@ultraderek]

Any thoughts on the pentagon leak and changes to your thoughts on the Ukraine situation?

[@WilliamBarilka]

I suspect PZ will have much more to say on Ukraine and related effects on EU once the hot war ends. Russia too! We'll probably be talking, writing for at least several years....

[@morganlean3412]

I have a question: Your videos are great, lots of information. With the shrinking demand and population, I assume growth will drop, r & d will drop etc. Do we need to grow out of the problem to advance our society eg develop even more technology, support bigger populations, alleviate the effects of climate change. Whats the rate of birth rate change that needs to be supported?

[@bapparawal2457]

For any country a birth rate of 2.2 is where population sustains. It doesn't grow but doesn't decline

[@julianskinner3697]

​@@bapparawal2457 no some countries have higher replacement fertility rates because more of their children die.

[@davidcoverdale722]

I slightly disagree with Peter here on being bullish on the US demographics. The stats seems to suggest that fewer and fewer people are getting married (basically because the laws are weighted against men so they just are not getting married) This has a knock on effect into the system where there will be fewer children - and many of those that do come along will be to single parent households - and that brings it's own economic burdens.

[@serafinacosta7118]

The ripple effect won’t be felt within 40 years. And the counterbalancing comes from immigration. Whose off springs will get married and bear more than one child.

[@El...Presidente]

Don’t forget immigration and how everyone in the world wants to live here.

[@alst4817]

Keep telling yourself that, pal

[@marcobonesi6794]

@@El...Presidente and yet you are implementing stricter immigration laws

[@peakfitness8863]

​@@marcobonesi6794 implemented where? It's all talk at the minute

[@studabb]

What hiking gear do you recommend ?

[@serafinacosta7118]

That would be akin to product endorsement. And in his case, it is his expertise. Not what he wears.

[@aawshaw]

I’d like to know how you can say that Mexico’s productivity is higher than Canada’s. Our World in Data places Canada’s productivity at $57.24 and Mexico’s productivity at $20.34 (for 2019).

[@hoganchappell1226]

Any thoughts on Africa?

[@richardsteinbergmakingknives]

How about the Philippines. I'm considering manufacturing there or Mexico. Not sure which is better. Your thoughts?

[@likearollingstone007]

Depending on where you are and what you are manufacturing…

[@CaveManOogaBooga]

I would go with mexico

[@1439315]

John Ott 1973 book Health & Light ? -Never ever heard of it . . .just ask Doctor Jack Kruse.

[@daniellarson3068]

I wonder if the snow melted since he made this video. Overall, it sounds like a win for the world. All these countries will be manufacturing useful products and providing income for their citizens.

[@paulstiles7738]

Snow definitely melted. 71F in Evergreen today.

[@pamelawilliams817]

I have seen some of the most amazing things in those glasses!

[@LesterSuggs]

"Good morning, this is Peter Zeihan, reporting to you from the dark side of the Moon."

[@viveviveka2651]

I could be wrong, but just intuitively it doesn't seem that demographics will be as strongly determinative as he thinks. Robotics, AI, nanotechnology and other developing, evolving and emerging technologies are likely to change the game. And there is always the mutant goose, the wild card, the unanticipated newcomer technology, lurking among the unknowns of the future.

[@viveviveka2651]

@@siam5956 That could be arranged, though.

[@mavfin8720]

He's talked about all of those things in various videos and podcasts. I don't think he agrees with you. But you do you.

[@viveviveka2651]

@@mavfin8720 The future is almost certain to contain major changes and surprises, and on various fronts. There will be unforeseen new technological advances, discoveries, and innovations.

[@DrTTube]

@@siam5956 Robots do consume. Energy, parts, maintenance, innovation, technology infrastructure from servers to satellites...