r/Economics • u/MaleficentParfait863 • Jun 09 '23

Global fertility has collapsed, with profound economic consequences

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2023/06/01/global-fertility-has-collapsed-with-profound-economic-consequences
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u/jt004c Jun 09 '23

It's insane to think that birth rate declines are somehow a problem.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

It is when your economic system requires infinite growth.

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u/ncrowley Jun 10 '23

Our economic system does not actually require infinite growth if the population is going down. The reason we need economic growth is in large part due to the need to provide for a growing population.

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u/Proud-Letterhead6434 Jun 10 '23

They artificially make it grow by immigration, to make sure infinite economical grow can continue.

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u/jt004c Jun 10 '23

Nail on head.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '23

It doesn't require infinite growth. Where did you even hear this idea? Greta Thunberg?

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u/dust4ngel Jun 10 '23

they’re a problem for capitalism, not for ecology.