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Aurornis
8 months ago
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What caused the 'baby boom'? What would it take to...
The article (which you read, right?) is specifically about developed countries and cites examples like France with fertility rates below 2.1
nilamo
8 months ago
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France isn't all of humanity. France's population can decline without any major impact. Life goes on.
daedrdev
8 months ago
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The total number of people living in the world does not matter to local areas that see themselves age rapidly and hollow out as young people leave and they become unable to support the generous welfare we give to the old.
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