Re:The Anti-Promethean Backlash
by samus on Monday November 21, 2022 @02:14AM
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Replying because I forgot two rather important point:
* child mortality is lower nowadays, therefore there is usually a temporary population boom in industrializing societies. This is because
* in preindustrialized societies, people are aware that their children are their primary means of economic support in old age. Pension schemes have eliminated this incentive in industrialized countries, but a collapse of such schemes will force people to reconsider this point. People might consider to re-prioritize children over other life goals.
* child mortality is lower nowadays, therefore there is usually a temporary population boom in industrializing societies. This is because
* in preindustrialized societies, people are aware that their children are their primary means of economic support in old age. Pension schemes have eliminated this incentive in industrialized countries, but a collapse of such schemes will force people to reconsider this point. People might consider to re-prioritize children over other life goals.