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Re: No dates, no sex, no weddings, no kids

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Post by 29083011397778 » Sun, Apr 02, 2023, 9:58 PM UTC

Tade0 wrote: post #12

> The repercussions of the so-called “birth strike” have been severe for the country. For three consecutive years, the country has had the lowest fertility rate in the world, with an average of 0.78 children per woman. How much of that can be attributed to the birth strike considering South Korea's fertility rate started its latest downward spiral in 2016 and two out of those three years had heavily-enforced lockdown…

> started its latest downward spiral in 2016 and two out of those three years had heavily-enforced lockdowns

Blaming lockdowns for Korea's low fertility rate seems... surface level at best. It was hardly just Korea that had lockdowns, though getting used to no dating, sex, marriage, or children may have helped this movement.

Re: No dates, no sex, no weddings, no kids

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Post by mpweiher » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 5:19 AM UTC

lapcat wrote: post #90

mpweiher wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I have no wish to argue about what discrimination means Yet that is exactly what you are doing, and the definition you argue for is almost entirely useless. Your claim is that any activity that can or does produce even statistic differences in outcomes for different genders is discrimination. This is not true. Discrimination is when you discriminate , and do so based on gender. I am not going to rebut what you wrot…

> Your claim is that any activity that can or does produce even statistic differences in outcomes for different genders is discrimination. No, it's not. > Good chat. No, it wasn't. Every "chat" you have seems to end up with some variation of the sarcastic "have a nice one". Don't you ever tire of that outcome? > I do try my best to fight the Dominant Narrative™ on this topic It does feel like you're talking to an abs…

It's obviously not possible to have a constructive, non-ad-hom discussion here, so I am bowing out.

Have a good one.

Re: No dates, no sex, no weddings, no kids

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Post by lapcat » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 11:13 AM UTC

mpweiher wrote: post #92

lapcat wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Your claim is that any activity that can or does produce even statistic differences in outcomes for different genders is discrimination. No, it's not. > Good chat. No, it wasn't. Every "chat" you have seems to end up with some variation of the sarcastic "have a nice one". Don't you ever tire of that outcome? > I do try my best to fight the Dominant Narrative™ on this topic It does feel like you're talking to an abs…

It's obviously not possible to have a constructive, non-ad-hom discussion here, so I am bowing out. Have a good one.

> It's obviously not possible to have a constructive, non-ad-hom discussion here

It is possible, but you'd have to radically change your typical approach to these discussions and treat me like an equal human being rather than as a "narrative" to fight.

> so I am bowing out.

I thought you already did.

> Have a good one.

Good chat. Have a nice one. Have a good one. Why did you even need to add the superfluous line to your comment that I've already highlighted as sarcastic?

Re: No dates, no sex, no weddings, no kids

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Post by gsinclair » Mon, Apr 03, 2023, 2:17 PM UTC

ipaddr wrote: post #77

hotpotamus wrote: post #70

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Ah, seems like you are ignorant of the process of gentrification.

It's sunday, a great day to learn. Please share your insights.

If one neighbour earns more than you, it doesn’t change your bills.

But if a large number of people in your area start earning more, and you don’t keep up, you are going to find it hard to continue living in that area because local prices will reflect the increased wealth. And if you rent you’ll likely be unable to afford the rent rises that are sparked by the increased desirability of the area.

That’s my best guess at what GP meant.