PhenomenalPancake@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agoWhat misconception are you tired of being spread?message-squaremessage-square280linkfedilinkarrow-up1127arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1122arrow-down1message-squareWhat misconception are you tired of being spread?PhenomenalPancake@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · edit-22 days agomessage-square280linkfedilinkfile-text
What’s a common “fact” that’s spread around that’s actually not true and pisses you off that too many people believe it?
minus-squarechunes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 day agoThe birth rate going down = the population is collapsing. No. The birth rate is going down and the population is increasing. Both of these are happening at the same time.
minus-squareCaptain Aggravated@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 day agoIt does mean population aging. Which isn’t great.
minus-squareRagingRobot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoOther than capitalism, why? We have enough resources to support everyone if we want to. People are still having kids just not as many. Why do we need so many people? What if the population drops to a more sustainable number?
The birth rate going down = the population is collapsing.
No.
The birth rate is going down and the population is increasing. Both of these are happening at the same time.
It does mean population aging. Which isn’t great.
Other than capitalism, why? We have enough resources to support everyone if we want to. People are still having kids just not as many. Why do we need so many people? What if the population drops to a more sustainable number?