I’m still getting harangued by people insisting that the “real” problem is too many children being born, blissfully unaware that birth rates are collapsing. Residual growth is caused by demographic momentum. They are literally arguing with a mathematical function.
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It’s like a wave generated in the mid-Atlantic by a storm four generations ago, which is only now reaching the shore. Those demanding we stop it are the King Canutes of our time.
Why does this wilful ignorance persist? Because it’s a highly convenient way of deflecting blame.
Why does this wilful ignorance persist? Because it’s a highly convenient way of deflecting blame.
Rather than complaining about birthrates, it would make more sense, at this point in the curve, to complain about longevity. But this would mean the argument bounced back onto the people making the complaint. And the whole point, consciously or otherwise, is to shift the blame.
Yes, there are too many people …. seeking to transfer responsibility for the impacts of their consumption onto other (generally much poorer) people having babies. It’s a gigantic moral shrug.
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