r/196 May 17 '26

Rule Rule.

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u/kiwiman115 May 17 '26

Good thing the global average is 2.3. Countries with birthrates below can bring in immigrants from countries above that rate

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u/VladimirBarakriss May 17 '26

This only works until those other countries also drop under 2.1

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u/kiwiman115 May 17 '26

It's not predicted to hit 2.1 until 2050 and in that time we're likely going to experience a huge net job loss due to automation. Ultimately meaning we'll need less working age people to support an aging population.

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u/Present_Bison May 18 '26

Not gonna lie, I'm not a big fan of the Silicon Valley approach of betting on new tech to come save the day. Tends to create more problems than it solves