Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to childfree@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agoWon't someone please think of the boomers?!poptalk.scrubbles.techimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down116
arrow-up1341arrow-down1imageWon't someone please think of the boomers?!poptalk.scrubbles.techScrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech to childfree@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-218 hours agomessage-square55fedilink
minus-squarecoolkicks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·16 hours agoElder millennial here. I had kids, my brother didn’t, and my kids, though young enough to change their minds, are adamant they won’t have kids. I think the more interesting stat likely unfolding is the marked decrease of great grandparents in a generation. To be clear this is not a “threat to society” or whatever, people can decide if they want kids or not. Just a shower thought.
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 hours agoThe real solution has always been immigration to get more bodies in the country managing the economy. It’ll never happen though.
minus-squaretrainsaresexy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoDoesn’t that just kick the can down the road?
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·7 hours agoNo. The world population will hit 10 billion in the year 2040. The only question is whether there will be enough people to keep the first world going or not.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·8 hours ago It’ll never happen though. Lolwat?
minus-squarestoly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoTo replace the existing population, you have to throw open the gates and let people in. No country is willing to do that.
Elder millennial here. I had kids, my brother didn’t, and my kids, though young enough to change their minds, are adamant they won’t have kids.
I think the more interesting stat likely unfolding is the marked decrease of great grandparents in a generation.
To be clear this is not a “threat to society” or whatever, people can decide if they want kids or not. Just a shower thought.
The real solution has always been immigration to get more bodies in the country managing the economy. It’ll never happen though.
Doesn’t that just kick the can down the road?
No. The world population will hit 10 billion in the year 2040. The only question is whether there will be enough people to keep the first world going or not.
Lolwat?
To replace the existing population, you have to throw open the gates and let people in. No country is willing to do that.