1) To the extent a society experiences dysgenic and overall aging, it will eventually become stagnant. There will be overwhelming pressure not to rock the boat and pay the pensions, and consume everything necessary to make that happen. The more resources necessary for the aged, the less available for the young, leading to even …
1) To the extent a society experiences dysgenic and overall aging, it will eventually become stagnant. There will be overwhelming pressure not to rock the boat and pay the pensions, and consume everything necessary to make that happen. The more resources necessary for the aged, the less available for the young, leading to even fewer children in an endless cycle.
2) A lot of low fertility groups turn to low IQ immigration in order to bolster their political clout. So ways of life that should be going extinct are kept alive by a kind of high/low mercenary alliance between the childless and aging and the welfare dependent global young.
3) Even if the above weren't true, it's just a tragedy. Kids are great, it's sad to see people miss out. There is a whole fear based mindset that accompanies low fertility mindsets. I never meet people who avoid having kids out of fear that aren't afraid of all sorts of other things. And I've never met someone with 3+ kids that doesn't have a spark of joy and adventure.
Sort of.
1) To the extent a society experiences dysgenic and overall aging, it will eventually become stagnant. There will be overwhelming pressure not to rock the boat and pay the pensions, and consume everything necessary to make that happen. The more resources necessary for the aged, the less available for the young, leading to even fewer children in an endless cycle.
2) A lot of low fertility groups turn to low IQ immigration in order to bolster their political clout. So ways of life that should be going extinct are kept alive by a kind of high/low mercenary alliance between the childless and aging and the welfare dependent global young.
3) Even if the above weren't true, it's just a tragedy. Kids are great, it's sad to see people miss out. There is a whole fear based mindset that accompanies low fertility mindsets. I never meet people who avoid having kids out of fear that aren't afraid of all sorts of other things. And I've never met someone with 3+ kids that doesn't have a spark of joy and adventure.
To pick a nit, "low skill" or "low education" is kinder and probably more accurate than "low IQ".