China population: 2023 births could plunge by a quarter from record low set last year, academic warns (www.scmp.com)

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[-] Rapidcreek@reddthat.com 11 points 2 years ago

Basically an aging population makes it hard for a country to find replacement workers for its economy, which results in stagnation. Takes more than a couple of bad years, though.

[-] Sir_Kevin@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago

That's true in extreme circumstances but we're no where near any threshold for having a lack talented people willing to work for a fair wage.

I can't recall the exact timeframe but the world's population has doubled in the last few decades. I'm not advocating for removing anyone but if we could slow down the making of new people that would benefit everyone.