16% are doing paid work? I always assumed that would be higher
What are people doing? Live-ish estimates based on global population dynamics
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#22>The initial concept was explored with the help of AI (specifically, Gemini), iterating through prompts to develop the core logic for a dynamic simulation. The goal was to create something engaging, all within a single HTML file – a testament to what can be achieved with focused iteration and modern web technologies.
Re: What are people doing? Live-ish estimates based on global population dynamics
#23Compared to my parents, I spent 20x the time parenting (the new normal) and I'm not sure these stats reflect that.
Our global birthrate is a unconcerning 2.3 and worldwide restroom use continues apace.
Sex is edging out smoking but not by much.
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#24Just the other day, walking through a sleepy country town (Hawks Nest, NSW, AU), I was explaining to my partner how I'd love to have an AR overlay of the town that told me, statistically, what each person in each house was doing. Ideally it'd consider an estimate of the house's value and use vision to assess the real-time appearance of the property to further hone its model. If you could do that next, please. Oh and…
Thankfully, ABS has those stats for you.
https://dbr.abs.gov.au/region.html?lyr=sa2&rgn=106031124
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#25There is something sobering and humbling at “seeing” 2 people die every second. To realize that entire lifetimes of memory and experiences are disappearing so quickly. Though I’ve probably seen that stat before, the site does a good job of making it feel “live” with the updating population count and live stats on everything else.
For sure, but on balance, during that second:
- A smart little girl aced her math test.
- A loving father smiled at his kid.
- A grandma blew out her 80th birthday candles.
Lifetimes in progress, building their own memories and experiences. So, two people may have died in that second, but 8 billion people lived.
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#26Related:
I find the simulation and visualization of the same topic (albeit for US only) by DataFlow much more engaging and comprehensible. The project is based on data of a US survey.
https://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-amer...
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#27There is something sobering and humbling at “seeing” 2 people die every second. To realize that entire lifetimes of memory and experiences are disappearing so quickly. Though I’ve probably seen that stat before, the site does a good job of making it feel “live” with the updating population count and live stats on everything else.
And every second, another 4 are born.
Re: What are people doing? Live-ish estimates based on global population dynamics
#28Related: I find the simulation and visualization of the same topic (albeit for US only) by DataFlow much more engaging and comprehensible. The project is based on data of a US survey. https://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-amer...
Pretty entertaining to watch the bubbles change color/activity but be unable to go to their designated area because they're unable to break away from the bulk of their neighbors.
Like peer pressure, but really just an artifact of the chosen technology for the visualization
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#2916% are doing paid work? I always assumed that would be higher
Full time people spend roughly 24% of their week working.
Factoring in PTO/holidays, roughly 20 years of education and 20 years retirement, part time and unemployment, that number drops quite a bit (I’d guess roughly half, to 12%).
Of course, some people start work earlier and retire later, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
So to me, 16% seems about right.
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#30I'm surprised at the surface difference between birth and death rate because we're told the aggregate rate of increase is declining. The difference between the two suggests birth outruns death by 2:1 which feels steep for something which will max out in 2050. I realise sub-saharan Africa continues to be high birthrate and is a huge component of world population, but the trend of increased economic activity to lower b…
That could be because most people in the world currently are young. Hypothetically even if birth rate remains constant but suddenly a huge portion of the population start dying due to age then it could flip suddenly