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1. thomasfl · 1790806356 · focus · HN ↗

   Will Tinder be blamed for the sudden decline in fertility rate? Is there any other plausible explanstion to South Korea’s sudden and dramatic drop in fertility rate to 0.8? No matter how bad the housing market is or the job market is, there has never in history been such a drop in population.

   1. glitchc · 1790808053 · focus · HN ↗

      The only new variable in the last century of humanity is birth control. All others (hypergamy, economic mobility, migration, etc.) are recurring and have not impacted birth rates significantly in the past.

      1. numpad0 · 1790815970 · focus · HN ↗

         Population density and infant mortality had changed a lot too in the last 100 years. Income disparities, working hours, and climate too in the last 50.

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