Not sure why a link to a deadly crowd crush and responses.
> population doomerism to HN. Why do you think this is relevant
Because as we age society will 'somewhat' collapse. There will not be enough people to do the work. The idea young workers will be imported from other countries doesn't add up. Nursing homes are currently disgusting places and lacking skilled workers.
Nursing homes need to be 'disrupted' so they can handle the incoming load (and the current load) is one obvious reason it's relevant to HN.
> or that a trend dipping negative for a while will inevitably continue that way?
Of course it will. Unless you claim this is Covid deaths. South Koreas birth rate is .7 the lowest in the world, that is what one assumes is at play.
As far as the birth rate or population rising again it will take a significant technological event. AGI will do it for instance or longevity drugs. But there can be large pain points before we get there which is how the graph is heading.
> population doomerism to HN. Why do you think this is relevant
Because as we age society will 'somewhat' collapse. There will not be enough people to do the work. The idea young workers will be imported from other countries doesn't add up. Nursing homes are currently disgusting places and lacking skilled workers.
Nursing homes need to be 'disrupted' so they can handle the incoming load (and the current load) is one obvious reason it's relevant to HN.
> or that a trend dipping negative for a while will inevitably continue that way?
Of course it will. Unless you claim this is Covid deaths. South Koreas birth rate is .7 the lowest in the world, that is what one assumes is at play.
As far as the birth rate or population rising again it will take a significant technological event. AGI will do it for instance or longevity drugs. But there can be large pain points before we get there which is how the graph is heading.