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by ofcourseyoudo 405 days ago
Genuine question: why do I care if birth rates are falling? There are plenty of people.
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There are many problems that come with a population decline, two of the major are:

- Our economy (read: investment) is based on a constant growth, which is a function consumers

- the elderly have to be taken care of … this is us one day