Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by menybuvico on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @07:17AM
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The irony in all this is that fertility tends to drop amongst people considered successful and (mostly) progressive, meaning that conservative unsuccessful people will out-breed them. One would think that the logical thing to do if you're rich and successful would be to have many kids, and see if it's due to genetic factors.
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Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by lazyjones on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:34AM
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> meaning that conservative unsuccessful people will out-breed them
So will conservative, successful people. It'll be fine.
> The irony in all this is that fertility tends to drop amongst people considered successful and (mostly) progressive, meaning that conservative unsuccessful people will out-breed them.
If this argument really holds, why has the world become so much more progressive over the last two centuries?
Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by lazyjones on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @10:35AM
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> why has the world become so much more progressive over the last two centuries?
It only became so progressive since the 1970's, the 50's were fine. The reason: drugs.
Re:The global fertility rate is falling
by ThrowawayR2 on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @11:40AM
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It could be that humanity has jumped out the window but hasn't hit the ground yet.