▲ 248 ▼ Third of Japan's 18-year-old women may never have children: study (www.japantimes.co.jp) submitted 3 years ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 102 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] tabular@lemmy.world 3 points 3 years ago (1 child) How does producing less stuff make people poorer? Less people need less stuff, and there's more unoccupied houses? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] virr@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think the term is demographic inversion Standard of living is supported by those who can produce versus those who cannot. As population declines the demographics skew to mostly be older non-working people. There is a certain point where the percentage of people working versus not working is too small, then the economy can no longer produce enough for everyone's current standard of living. It can range from relatively minor case of not being able to get all the variety of food, or it can be major where people starve because not enough food can be produced. Or medicine, or care, or electricity, or oil, or plastic, or TV shows, etc. Given enough time a new equilibrium and standard of living comparable to the old one will likely result, but getting to that new standard of living can mean people died. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tabular@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Would it have to be extreme where people are straving? A nation already wealthy has a lot of infrastructure which just needs to be maintained or adapted? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] virr@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) I think the term is demographic inversion Standard of living is supported by those who can produce versus those who cannot. As population declines the demographics skew to mostly be older non-working people. There is a certain point where the percentage of people working versus not working is too small, then the economy can no longer produce enough for everyone's current standard of living. It can range from relatively minor case of not being able to get all the variety of food, or it can be major where people starve because not enough food can be produced. Or medicine, or care, or electricity, or oil, or plastic, or TV shows, etc. Given enough time a new equilibrium and standard of living comparable to the old one will likely result, but getting to that new standard of living can mean people died. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] tabular@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Would it have to be extreme where people are straving? A nation already wealthy has a lot of infrastructure which just needs to be maintained or adapted? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tabular@lemmy.world 1 point 3 years ago Would it have to be extreme where people are straving? A nation already wealthy has a lot of infrastructure which just needs to be maintained or adapted? permalink fedilink source parent