Elon Musk's tweet showed some worry about the consequences that will come from shrinking birth rate and shrinking population. Japanese policy-makers are plenty worried . . as this re-post from 2013 explains.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Consequences of less people
In Japan, the government has for many years been paying its citizens to have more children without successfully moving the birth rate up to replacement level (2.1 babies per woman). Many programs, but the total fertility rate is still only 1.39 babies per woman. Way, way below replacement.
"Because of its dismal fertility rate, Japan's population peaked in 2008; it has already shrunk by a million since then . . At the current fertility rate, by 2100 Japan's population will be less than half what it is now." Picture what that would look like.
"Because of its dismal fertility rate, Japan's population peaked in 2008; it has already shrunk by a million since then . . At the current fertility rate, by 2100 Japan's population will be less than half what it is now." Picture what that would look like.
Sociologist Masahiro Yamada coined a new term: Parasaito shinguru, or "parasite single." Harsh words for a working woman who lives with her parents and spends her entire paycheck on trendy clothes, travel, restaurants - instead of building a family.
From What to Expect When No One's Expecting
From What to Expect When No One's Expecting
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