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>What Caused the 'Baby Boom'? WW2 >What Would It Take to Have Another? WW3
It only happened after WW2 because the US came out of that war as the only untouched developed economy. A WW3 isn't going to leave anyone unscathed and would probably mean all-out nuclear war.
What will it take to have a stable society that doesn't depend on indefinite economic/population growth?
What will it take to have a stable society that doesn't depend on indefinite economic/population growth?
War, sadly. Seems like some politicians are doing their best to arrange that
Both sperm counts and testosterone are way, way down for who knows what reason. People are waiting longer and longer to get married, and the number of unmarried people is higher than ever.
I think war just leads to mostly broken, single men, as there's nobody to come home to.
What will it take to have a stable society that doesn't depend on indefinite economic/population growth?
>What Caused the 'Baby Boom'? WW2 >What Would It Take to Have Another? WW3
It only happened after WW2 because the US came out of that war as the only untouched developed economy. A WW3 isn't going to leave anyone unscathed and would probably mean all-out nuclear war.
(Purely anecdotally, my own and my peers experience) We’re seeing educated people waiting longer in life to have children. Fertility drops, assistance from older generations drops, the village has gone, nursery and care prices are ridiculously high, support from the government (UK) is a bit of a farce if you’re earning anything more than a living wage in cities, the opportunity cost of a parent putting a (more develo…