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Japan’s demographic crisis is deepening faster than expected, with the number of births this year on track to fall below even the government’s most pessimistic projections.

Archived version: https://archive.is/20251228215131/https://slguardian.org/japans-birth-rate-set-to-break-even-the-bleakest-forecasts/


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[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca -3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Yes you can. People do it all over the world.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

"People do it all over the world." False it should be "Uneducated people do it all over the world" Look into geography and sociology and let me know why it is that uneducated poor people usually get more children :D

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Lol uneducated does not mean dumb.

I stand by what I said.

The future lies in those "uneducated" people.

Everything about this whole thread screams privileged white people who haven't known an ounce of struggle in their lives and all of a sudden things get a little tight that they can't buy butter instead of margarine and holy hell the sky is falling!

This is why all my friends now are immigrants lol.

[–] Puddinghelmet@lemmy.world 1 points 39 minutes ago* (last edited 30 minutes ago)

Those uneducated people usually from poorer third world countries get a lot of children cause of environmental factors:

  • high infant and child mortality
  • shorter life expectancy
  • they need their children to work in mines
  • No sex education

Educated people usually from first world countries don't get a lot of children because:

  • housing is too expensive
  • the country makes work/education and family are hard to combine
  • childcare isn’t well organized
  • there’s too little security

Countries like France and the Scandinavian nations do better:

  • affordable childcare
  • parental leave
  • flexible work
  • stable housing certainty

Result: higher birth rates than Japan, Italy, Spain, and formerly Germany. 
If you want a “younger” society → invest structurally in good family life.

This is like stuff from geography I was taught in highschool, don't you have your high school diploma or what? 😂

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)
[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Yes.

I was watching a YouTube video yesterday with Jimmy Carr and I think he summarized it perfectly.

As humans we are amazing at quantifying all the negatives around having kids (costs, time constraints, behaviour changes) but we struggle at quantifying the positives (purpose, accountability, pride, humility).

My regret is having kids later in life and not in my early 20's. The little secret we all know is you're never ready for kids. You either dive in or you don't. After that? In for a penny, in for a pound.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 1 points 19 minutes ago (1 children)

My regret is having kids later in life and not in my early 20's.

Reeks of boomer who doesn’t appreciate their kids.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 minutes ago

GenX actually (48) and I have 3 kids I tell them I love them daily. 2 are on the spectrum and 1 realistically will never become an independent adult.

Your comment reeks of someone who grew up entitled and has never learned how to walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world -1 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

Cool. I disagree. You want to subject your kids to climate change then go ahead.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

And we are allowed to disagree. That doesn't however make your opinion any more valid. You can't hold hands when you make fists.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 3 points 30 minutes ago (1 children)

That doesn't however make your opinion any more valid.

Present and imminent state of the world make my opinion valid.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 minutes ago

The world has always been fucked. The question is do you bend over and take it or do you fight for positive change?

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space -1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Climate change is going to be the least of the next generation's worries.

At least they won't freeze to death outside in winter when likely none of them will have houses, jobs or access to healthcare (aside from the ones with inheritance of course).

Climate change alone is an absurd reason to advocate for antinatalism.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 1 points 17 minutes ago

Climate change alone is an absurd reason to advocate for antinatalism.

Spoken like someone who has no idea what's going on. Temps are already above 36°C where I live. Rains have gotten unpredictable as well and that is impacting food

I can only guess how damn hard it will be in the next 20 years.