As women have far fewer babies, the U.S. and the world face unprecedented challenges
11mon 15d ago by midwest.social/u/dumples in degrowth@slrpnk.net from www.mprnews.org
Same fuckers are pushing AI to dump workers as fast as they can too.
Maybe these productive gains we have been making for decades can be used to help with the small population
Oh no, not a better job market, more available housing, and less pollution! What a catastrophy!
Flippancy aside, of course birth rates are declining. Of course constant expansion isn't sustainable. The systemic gluttony of capitalism literally cannot go on forever, and the faster we slow it down the better. It's a cancer on our species and our planet. If we want to continue to exist in any capacity we need to get it under control, and that's going to require reconsidering things like constant market growth and never letting the population fall.
They are two ways for species to reduce their population. They way it happens for everything that cannot control their own birth rates (i.e. everything except us) it a catastrophic death rate increases via disease, predication or hunger. We control our birth rate to have get to a sustainable levels. Seems cruel to go the other way
"Cruel, why would it be any better?" Oligarchs and their misinformed masses.
But thibk about the glass full of water, becausr there was noboty to give it to you!
Good for them. Enjoy your life, save money without having to work more, and preserve your sanity.
Kids are overrated.
I’ve got two almost ready for college so I’m getting used to eating cat food and ramen.
You can afford cat food? My cat's high fiber food (needed for gut issues unfortunately) went from $55 CAD before COVID to $130 CAD per bag.
I always wanted children.
I can’t afford one.
We planning on our first and I am unsure if we can afford one. Still trying anyhow and just going to struggle I guess.
If we could frame the "population crisis" as this cost of living crisis and parental support this could be a change.
Same, the most I can afford is a gun to kms when I can't work anymore.
It really feels like the human experiment is coming to a close.