It is a phenomenon that we have been observing for some years now: birth rates are falling worldwide, in some cases dramatically. This will have economic consequences, as all economic systems, social systems, etc. are geared towards a stable population or moderate growth. This will result in major deflationary trends that cannot be reflected in our fiat money system, which is existentially dependent on inflation and the expansion of the money supply.
830 sats \ 4 replies \ @JuanMiguel 25 Jan
Men and Woman are losing their traditional roles. Women are increasingly focused on pursuing careers and achieving independence rather than prioritizing having children. The rise of gay/trans/woke culture (propaganda) is exacerbating these dynamics.
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533 sats \ 2 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Jan
I'm definitely in the camp that's glad people have a wider range of opportunities.
However, I also think young people are getting very poor guidance about what kind of life is most likely to lead to happiness.
Pretty much all of the mainstream messaging deprioritizes starting a family.
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461 sats \ 1 reply \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
These people are malthusians
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409 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 25 Jan
Some are. Most are just misguided midwits.
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71 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
Wokeism is a good exanple of how cultural marxism actually infects and attacks open societies that don't have an immune defense
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328 sats \ 1 reply \ @TheBTCManual 25 Jan
Global South ain't stopping, we be popping em out on the regular, damn your economic headwinds
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
Looks like that, indeed
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321 sats \ 1 reply \ @rhombus 25 Jan
Economic fallout from lack of newborns to pump their ponzi is only a problem in the fiat world.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
Yep. Well said
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321 sats \ 1 reply \ @owleyedapprentice 25 Jan
india should be on here for contrast
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126 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
IMO India will be the big geopolitical winner when the dust settles in 5-10 years
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131 sats \ 0 replies \ @MastercardMaximalist 25 Jan
Pfizer and Moderna doing their thing....
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332 sats \ 1 reply \ @PRA3S3NT1A 25 Jan
Of course because FIAT system is losing its value. Therefore, you do not want to bring human being to this world if you aren't sure that you can take care of them. Why would you give birth to someone if you do not even know that you can feed yourself not even another human?!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
The root was the destruction of the pillars of civilization by cultural marxism:
Private Property/ Free Markets
Religion
Family (as immune system against the state)
Independent Culture
Free Education
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @btcschellingpnt 26 Jan
Probably more important to look at longer term demographic trends than a 1y change.
Fertility rates have halved in the last 60 years, and as a consequence, the developed world has a contracting population, as the fertility rates are now all below 2.
The only thing that accounts for population increases in those places (AU, EU, US etc) is immigration from other geographies.
The following table shows the change in fertility rates since 1960, and breaks that down across the major geographic regions of the world.
Note all of the 2021 rates that are below 2 - they are populations that will contract without immigration. The inescapable observation is the reduction in birthrates globally though - in part because of the improved medical care that has seen reduced infant mortality
Source: https://ourworldindata.org/fertility-rate#the-global-decline-of-the-fertility-rate-since-1950
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @BitcoinIsTheFuture 26 Jan
Bitcoin = Love
Love = meaningful relationships
Meaningful relationships = Kids
Kids = Adults
Adults = Prosperity
Prosperity = Happiness
Happiness = Love
Love = Bitcoin
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 26 Jan
Isn't this called ''syllogism''?
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Atreus 25 Jan
Somewhere along the way, "Have sex with your wife" became a hard sell 🤷♂️
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
Lol. Need to work hard ''in the mines'' to earn Your merits
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @grayruby 25 Jan
Bitcoiner birth rates booming.
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
PoW
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @398ja 25 Jan
Mass immigration, the preferred solution by the politics, is exacerbating this problem in so many ways...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
Mass immigration is doing wonders. Especially in northern Europe.
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Signal312 25 Jan
Also from what I hear, the drop in birth rates in China is far worse than they're admitting.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
And it's well earned by the commies and the 1-child politics
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 25 Jan
Check out the podcast Based Camp, by Simone and Malcolm Collins. It's about this very topic, they run a pronatalist group (https://pronatalist.org/).
Malcolm was interviewed on Stephan Livera's podcast, it's a very interesting intro to their ideas: https://stephanlivera.com/episode/524/.
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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @kr 25 Jan
if the deflationary trends cannot happen, what will happen instead?
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248 sats \ 2 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
They gonna pump the shit out of the fiat system
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42 sats \ 1 reply \ @kr 25 Jan
do you think inflation will be the result?
or is there a path forward where governments print just enough money to counteract the deflationary trends without causing serious inflation?
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159 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 25 Jan
They can't control it. A la long I count with higher inflation rates and a growing number of fiats collapsing
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @nkmg1c_ventures 26 Jan
They just use this as justification for mass migration of people, forget that the young people in the supposedly middle class developed economies are already struggling to start families or afford life
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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @Truus 26 Jan freebie
The fiat standard describes a lot about fiat money, fiat food, fiat buildings, etc. Fiat love is also a thing.
So, we need more people, especially woman, in bitcoin! There are a lot of male techies already in bitcoin, as this is still too new for the average. Change is coming.
And of course there is more to it. Costs for a baby, etc...
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @TomK OP 26 Jan
Yes, indeed. Women are missing here
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161 sats \ 0 replies \ @fred 26 Jan
When cost of living keep getting high and value of national currency keep falling down, many couples aren't tempted to bring life into the world
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