after Bubonic Plague (population decreased 50%) we had renaissance. If population drops we will have more resources available, more time for soil to rest and when robotics replace human work force it can be redirected to assist the elderly. Don't you believe in free market forces anymore?
I liked America better with a 150 million. Who cares. Shifting populations , the decimation of indigenous cultures, like the Irish, is a calamity. Everything has its reason. There is no need for children, no one owns anything that requires progeny for labor. Children are just an Albatross hanging around your neck , then the state ruins them in institutions . They just do video games. Your boy might even grow up to be a girl. Or you raise them and the state kills them in some stupid war.
Well the Irish had America to go to, but now we’re full up. Let’s pause immigration for a few decades and then maybe families will come back. As for boys turning into girls and getting killed in wars, let’s stop this! We don’t have to let Dr. Mengele or the war machine take our children.
Good synopsis Lau, of the surface view of the glacial demographic suicide slide and various dingbat governments' programs to reverse the downward trend.
However, to understand what is going on UNDER the surface of the glacier, one merely needs to understand what the axiom of 'no mercy defense' entails. When a human is backed into a corner to the point where they will sacrifice themselves to not only kill the enemy in front of them, but every other enemy in the blast radius.
Why??
It is because when the overlord takes away and kills every semblance of a happy life of the individual, that individual has two choices. Lay down like the sheep and be slaughtered. OR, come out blazing with zero mercy against his or her oppressor, with unholy vengeance.
How does this axiom manifest itself on the population decline?
Simplest explanation is to understand the growth of government overreach, taxes, punitive administrative state, feminism, war, etc. etc.
This has started in the early 1960's in the developed west and has since spread to the rest of the world. The common man has no real defense against this as the deep state, the banksters, the war profiteers and such are simply too powerful at this time given the conveyor belt of cash from taxes and expropriation that empowers them, and has for centuries. Millenia if I'm honest.
So what is the common man left to do in order to either gain freedom forever, or go quietly to the abattoir as gentle fauna tend to do. The common man, and if you follow anything that is going on with various movements covering the globe, is refusing to participate in society beyond the basic necessity of existence. He is not creating surplus that can be taxed, relationships, marriage or children. He is cutting off the lifeblood of the parasite to be clear.
Literally to a man, their view is to sit back with a cold beer and watch the world burn to ashes because he doesn't give a shit as he has been screwed completely by the system.
"So what!"... People that do not understand say. "Who cares if men are marginalized or enslaved, because men are toxic!"... they bellow.
That 'toxic' man understands one thing very clearly.
He understands that a parasite cannot survive without a host. The most powerful parasite requires an enormous and ever growing host for its continual vampiric schemes to work.
The sovereign man knows precisely who and what the parasite is.
His last stand for freedom is to walk away and watch the parasite wither away and die because there is no longer a viable host to supply it with power through submissiveness, and collateral or surplus to be expropriated. Yes, the lash can be applied more vigorously by the parasite in an effort to force the man to comply and procreate. All that does, is steel the resolve of the sovereign man to accelerate the attrition rate effort to kill the parasite with the only weapon the sovereign man has at this point... Non compliance. Ungovernable. Fluid and invisible.
That man understands the world is going to ashes, one way or another. He understands there will be some that survive in the future and they will be battle hardened long after the first warriors are long forgotten. Those battle hardened by mere survival in the future, for what they will live through in the progression to the societal ash heap of demographic collapse, will then rebuild atop those ashes and the cycle will begin again. The key objective is to kill the parasite right along with the death of the host.
No amount of government programs or incentives are going to change this situation.
Why this war of attrition?
It is because the awakened mind of every man on this planet that has figured out the game, one red pill at a time. It is impossible to kill an idea, the red pill if you will.
The state, er I mean parasite, can kill the man but they cannot kill the idea. That idea is freedom, and this is the only way the sovereign man can triumph over the parasite is to bleed it to death. One child not conceived at a time, as he puts his middle finger in the air, for those that have taken from him all things sacred in his existence.
Elon is part of the problem as his views represent the group of people with similar beliefs for themselves, but not the population at large. Your bias again shows itself in this article as to the president of south korea's actions over a population that has very little regard for him and that he was covering his ass with the usa to keep the graft coming. If one looked at the result, one would see it not only had to do with his lack of political standing, but his desire to let the population die out which martial law tends to do. Turn off the TV
But this is a straw man you're building. Where did I say anything in defense of the Korean president? I simply pointed out that 'when your population is aging rapidly and your workforce shrinking, maintaining social stability and cohesion becomes increasingly difficult.' This is a fact, 100%, demonstrated countless times throughout history.
The recent fretting about fertility rates seems silly to me. Population never goes up in a linear fashion, until recently. It’s just starting to decline. We have many more pressing issues.
You're obviously entitled to your opinion, but I have to disagree. The West's entire economic and social systems are based on the idea of growing populations—from pensions and healthcare to economic growth and innovation.
A lot of Europe's current problems, for instance, like the gilets jaunes protests in France, economic instability and rising debt in Italy, and uncontrolled immigration across the continent, stem from this demographic reality. Governments are scrambling to maintain their workforce and tax base through immigration because their native populations are shrinking. This is, of course, shortsighted as we've seen that when large numbers of newcomers are brought in, they don't integrate but create parallel societies that are often hostile to their hosts.
But when politicians spend like there's no tomorrow and their electorate demands more freebies, they think they only have two options—raise taxes and/or increase immigration. And both hurt the productive class. It will never occur to them that they’re the problem, so they’ll never get out of their own way (which would go a long way in fixing these problems).
Also, population collapse is linked to the breakdown of the traditional family unit, which has historically been the foundation of stable societies. The fallout from this goes beyond demographics, affecting things like mental health, social cohesion, and cultural continuity. So no, it's not silly at all IMO.
I understand that but it’s still silly. You can’t badger people into having more kids, and mass immigration (which is really an invasion and is not supported by the majority of people in America, Europe or Japan) is a horrible way to solve this “problem.” Intelligent people can sense that having a large family is not practical in the current environment, and we don’t need more unintelligent people. Hence, eventually populations will decline to a more productive level. Are there problems associated with this? Sure, but it will likely lead to lower housing costs, which is a good thing for young adults. Older people will likely live with their families and it will be more affordable. It’s also going to lead to productivity enhancing technology; doing more with less. Look at the bubonic plague; horrible thing that led to higher wages and urbanization. We’re talking about a very gradual decline in population and people are freaking out over it. Ridiculous. Finally, even Doug Casey - a highly intelligent man who could well afford children - doesn’t have kids. Why not?
The administrative state is in a panic because their life blood of innovation, surplus, taxes and expropriation is rapidly dwindling to zero as the productive man sees no advantage to produce beyond his immediate needs.
As one of the productive class in the extreme for the past 37 years, and victim of western courts divorce rape, I refuse anymore to contribute beyond what enables my basic existence from returns on my investments. I will not build anything again that will provide surplus to the parasite, which can be taxed or otherwise expropriated.
Thus, I watch with a clear conscience as they become increasingly panicked and their edifices crumble.
They are naked and powerless to change this demographic trend and they know it.
11 children and 48 grandchildren. Just trying to do my part. No, I am not Mormon -- just a practicing Roman Catholic! I am not rich or from the ruling/oligarchical class, either.
A timely juxtaposition with Tomas Pueyo's recent essays about the earth's ability to hold a much larger population (100 billion!) and the advantages of larger and increasing populations - specialization of labor, for one. He also mentioned briefly the slowing global birth rates which you address.
You really brought out the fact, with the quote from Musk, that we've reached a tipping point once the birth rate drops below sustainability, but I hadn't thought about how quickly (3 generations!) that could wipe a country out.
No country is going to be wiped out in three generations. That’s just retarded. Population growth doesn’t go up in a linear fashion unless supported by outside factors. Look at the population in Africa! That’s a low IQ population whose countries now cannot even feed themselves. Is this what you want? I don’t think so. How about we pause immigration for a few decades to give our people breathing room; then maybe we will see larger families. Let the Japanese and Koreans worry about their own country’s population. They seem to be doing pretty well compared to our American cities. I’ve even thought about buying property in Japan. You can get a house for around $10-30k in some areas, and I’m not talking about a dump either. Residency is a challenge and the culture is somewhat alien to Americans but it can be done.
Very suspicious background with Musk's father indicates the family as those among the Oligarchical Class having values in eugenics. While Musk has most certainly reproduced in a fruitful manner, this does not equate to any desire to allow ALL PEOPLE TO REPRODUCE AS PROLIFICALLY.
The Ruling/Oligarchical Class ALWAYS believes itself of superior genetics beyond all other human beings and this reinforces their privilege to believe their genes necessary to produce SUPERIOR HUMANITY.
Musk has often stated his beliefs in his own reproduction. Nobody EVER asks if his views towards fertility and reproduction transfer to the population at large everywhere.
I don’t trust the billionaire class as much as the next guy. That said, Musk’s talked about this a lot, and it’s clear his views on reproduction go beyond just his own situation. He’s bringing it up in this video too. Sure, you can question his sincerity (and that of his intentions), but that's about it.
after Bubonic Plague (population decreased 50%) we had renaissance. If population drops we will have more resources available, more time for soil to rest and when robotics replace human work force it can be redirected to assist the elderly. Don't you believe in free market forces anymore?
I liked America better with a 150 million. Who cares. Shifting populations , the decimation of indigenous cultures, like the Irish, is a calamity. Everything has its reason. There is no need for children, no one owns anything that requires progeny for labor. Children are just an Albatross hanging around your neck , then the state ruins them in institutions . They just do video games. Your boy might even grow up to be a girl. Or you raise them and the state kills them in some stupid war.
Well the Irish had America to go to, but now we’re full up. Let’s pause immigration for a few decades and then maybe families will come back. As for boys turning into girls and getting killed in wars, let’s stop this! We don’t have to let Dr. Mengele or the war machine take our children.
Good synopsis Lau, of the surface view of the glacial demographic suicide slide and various dingbat governments' programs to reverse the downward trend.
However, to understand what is going on UNDER the surface of the glacier, one merely needs to understand what the axiom of 'no mercy defense' entails. When a human is backed into a corner to the point where they will sacrifice themselves to not only kill the enemy in front of them, but every other enemy in the blast radius.
Why??
It is because when the overlord takes away and kills every semblance of a happy life of the individual, that individual has two choices. Lay down like the sheep and be slaughtered. OR, come out blazing with zero mercy against his or her oppressor, with unholy vengeance.
How does this axiom manifest itself on the population decline?
Simplest explanation is to understand the growth of government overreach, taxes, punitive administrative state, feminism, war, etc. etc.
This has started in the early 1960's in the developed west and has since spread to the rest of the world. The common man has no real defense against this as the deep state, the banksters, the war profiteers and such are simply too powerful at this time given the conveyor belt of cash from taxes and expropriation that empowers them, and has for centuries. Millenia if I'm honest.
So what is the common man left to do in order to either gain freedom forever, or go quietly to the abattoir as gentle fauna tend to do. The common man, and if you follow anything that is going on with various movements covering the globe, is refusing to participate in society beyond the basic necessity of existence. He is not creating surplus that can be taxed, relationships, marriage or children. He is cutting off the lifeblood of the parasite to be clear.
Literally to a man, their view is to sit back with a cold beer and watch the world burn to ashes because he doesn't give a shit as he has been screwed completely by the system.
"So what!"... People that do not understand say. "Who cares if men are marginalized or enslaved, because men are toxic!"... they bellow.
That 'toxic' man understands one thing very clearly.
He understands that a parasite cannot survive without a host. The most powerful parasite requires an enormous and ever growing host for its continual vampiric schemes to work.
The sovereign man knows precisely who and what the parasite is.
His last stand for freedom is to walk away and watch the parasite wither away and die because there is no longer a viable host to supply it with power through submissiveness, and collateral or surplus to be expropriated. Yes, the lash can be applied more vigorously by the parasite in an effort to force the man to comply and procreate. All that does, is steel the resolve of the sovereign man to accelerate the attrition rate effort to kill the parasite with the only weapon the sovereign man has at this point... Non compliance. Ungovernable. Fluid and invisible.
That man understands the world is going to ashes, one way or another. He understands there will be some that survive in the future and they will be battle hardened long after the first warriors are long forgotten. Those battle hardened by mere survival in the future, for what they will live through in the progression to the societal ash heap of demographic collapse, will then rebuild atop those ashes and the cycle will begin again. The key objective is to kill the parasite right along with the death of the host.
No amount of government programs or incentives are going to change this situation.
Why this war of attrition?
It is because the awakened mind of every man on this planet that has figured out the game, one red pill at a time. It is impossible to kill an idea, the red pill if you will.
The state, er I mean parasite, can kill the man but they cannot kill the idea. That idea is freedom, and this is the only way the sovereign man can triumph over the parasite is to bleed it to death. One child not conceived at a time, as he puts his middle finger in the air, for those that have taken from him all things sacred in his existence.
Wow! That was great, complete.
Thank you Xavier
Elon is part of the problem as his views represent the group of people with similar beliefs for themselves, but not the population at large. Your bias again shows itself in this article as to the president of south korea's actions over a population that has very little regard for him and that he was covering his ass with the usa to keep the graft coming. If one looked at the result, one would see it not only had to do with his lack of political standing, but his desire to let the population die out which martial law tends to do. Turn off the TV
How brave of you to assume I even own a TV! :)
But this is a straw man you're building. Where did I say anything in defense of the Korean president? I simply pointed out that 'when your population is aging rapidly and your workforce shrinking, maintaining social stability and cohesion becomes increasingly difficult.' This is a fact, 100%, demonstrated countless times throughout history.
The recent fretting about fertility rates seems silly to me. Population never goes up in a linear fashion, until recently. It’s just starting to decline. We have many more pressing issues.
You're obviously entitled to your opinion, but I have to disagree. The West's entire economic and social systems are based on the idea of growing populations—from pensions and healthcare to economic growth and innovation.
A lot of Europe's current problems, for instance, like the gilets jaunes protests in France, economic instability and rising debt in Italy, and uncontrolled immigration across the continent, stem from this demographic reality. Governments are scrambling to maintain their workforce and tax base through immigration because their native populations are shrinking. This is, of course, shortsighted as we've seen that when large numbers of newcomers are brought in, they don't integrate but create parallel societies that are often hostile to their hosts.
But when politicians spend like there's no tomorrow and their electorate demands more freebies, they think they only have two options—raise taxes and/or increase immigration. And both hurt the productive class. It will never occur to them that they’re the problem, so they’ll never get out of their own way (which would go a long way in fixing these problems).
Also, population collapse is linked to the breakdown of the traditional family unit, which has historically been the foundation of stable societies. The fallout from this goes beyond demographics, affecting things like mental health, social cohesion, and cultural continuity. So no, it's not silly at all IMO.
I understand that but it’s still silly. You can’t badger people into having more kids, and mass immigration (which is really an invasion and is not supported by the majority of people in America, Europe or Japan) is a horrible way to solve this “problem.” Intelligent people can sense that having a large family is not practical in the current environment, and we don’t need more unintelligent people. Hence, eventually populations will decline to a more productive level. Are there problems associated with this? Sure, but it will likely lead to lower housing costs, which is a good thing for young adults. Older people will likely live with their families and it will be more affordable. It’s also going to lead to productivity enhancing technology; doing more with less. Look at the bubonic plague; horrible thing that led to higher wages and urbanization. We’re talking about a very gradual decline in population and people are freaking out over it. Ridiculous. Finally, even Doug Casey - a highly intelligent man who could well afford children - doesn’t have kids. Why not?
You are exactly correct Lau.
The administrative state is in a panic because their life blood of innovation, surplus, taxes and expropriation is rapidly dwindling to zero as the productive man sees no advantage to produce beyond his immediate needs.
As one of the productive class in the extreme for the past 37 years, and victim of western courts divorce rape, I refuse anymore to contribute beyond what enables my basic existence from returns on my investments. I will not build anything again that will provide surplus to the parasite, which can be taxed or otherwise expropriated.
Thus, I watch with a clear conscience as they become increasingly panicked and their edifices crumble.
They are naked and powerless to change this demographic trend and they know it.
11 children and 48 grandchildren. Just trying to do my part. No, I am not Mormon -- just a practicing Roman Catholic! I am not rich or from the ruling/oligarchical class, either.
Thank you for doing your part! I’m honestly impressed.
A timely juxtaposition with Tomas Pueyo's recent essays about the earth's ability to hold a much larger population (100 billion!) and the advantages of larger and increasing populations - specialization of labor, for one. He also mentioned briefly the slowing global birth rates which you address.
You really brought out the fact, with the quote from Musk, that we've reached a tipping point once the birth rate drops below sustainability, but I hadn't thought about how quickly (3 generations!) that could wipe a country out.
No country is going to be wiped out in three generations. That’s just retarded. Population growth doesn’t go up in a linear fashion unless supported by outside factors. Look at the population in Africa! That’s a low IQ population whose countries now cannot even feed themselves. Is this what you want? I don’t think so. How about we pause immigration for a few decades to give our people breathing room; then maybe we will see larger families. Let the Japanese and Koreans worry about their own country’s population. They seem to be doing pretty well compared to our American cities. I’ve even thought about buying property in Japan. You can get a house for around $10-30k in some areas, and I’m not talking about a dump either. Residency is a challenge and the culture is somewhat alien to Americans but it can be done.
Very suspicious background with Musk's father indicates the family as those among the Oligarchical Class having values in eugenics. While Musk has most certainly reproduced in a fruitful manner, this does not equate to any desire to allow ALL PEOPLE TO REPRODUCE AS PROLIFICALLY.
The Ruling/Oligarchical Class ALWAYS believes itself of superior genetics beyond all other human beings and this reinforces their privilege to believe their genes necessary to produce SUPERIOR HUMANITY.
Musk has often stated his beliefs in his own reproduction. Nobody EVER asks if his views towards fertility and reproduction transfer to the population at large everywhere.
I don’t trust the billionaire class as much as the next guy. That said, Musk’s talked about this a lot, and it’s clear his views on reproduction go beyond just his own situation. He’s bringing it up in this video too. Sure, you can question his sincerity (and that of his intentions), but that's about it.
Hopefully people will wake up to the healthcare fraud. Especially cancer and vaccines.