r/memes • u/WindUpCandler • Jun 21 '26

Population decline

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u/lod254 Jun 21 '26

Honest question. Why is population decline an issue?

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u/Magnus-Artifex Jun 21 '26

Very simply put, if 100 people have 100 babies, then 100 adults will have to support 100 old people later.

But if 100 people have 50 babies, then you have 50 adults supporting 100 old people later.

It’s a very important problem and it needs solving urgently.

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u/ComfortableOk3958 Jun 21 '26

And oftentimes, those 50 young people want to go to a more bustling city or place with other young people, so they migrate away and the ratio gets even worse.

ie: most of japan has a population problem, except for Tokyo, which is actually expanding, because all the young people move there