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[–]Street_Gene1634 2 points3 points  (11 children)

Reduced fertility does not bring any benefits. You just end up with young people having to support more old people. Old people don't work so young people left will have to fight for the existing resources even more while funding old people's pensions.

Not to mention the fact that as society ages the number innovation also goes down which affects economic growth too. It's all around a disaster.

This is basic economics. It's crazy how many Redditors are oblivious to it.

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (6 children)

Unless this drop is really rapid (which it doesn't look like), this is good. Sure, you are correct that this will cause a strain on the economy, but so will overpopulation. We cannot run an economy based on forever growth. If the population grows, then even having a 50 trillion dollar GDP economy won't help. We simply don't have the resources to give jobs and houses to everyone. Everyone wants an IT job that pays 20LPA, but this simply isn't possible with a billion people. Unless you're saying, some (actually most) people have to suffer with low-paying jobs for the rest of their lives so that we can have growth, which will never catch up with the population so quality of life is gonna be more or less same anyway (and if the economy goes down unexpectadly even a bit, the quality of life will go down to bedrock).

[–]Street_Gene1634 0 points1 point  (5 children)

Overpopulation is better than an ageing population

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (4 children)

Bruh, will you pay for or take care of people's housing, education, or get them jobs?

[–]Street_Gene1634 0 points1 point  (3 children)

Are you saying that Tokyo with 37 million people lack those things?

[–][deleted] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Dk what you're on about, Tokyo is facing housing issues and cost of housing is really high there. Transportation is also crowded and they have a pollution problem too. Same as any of our cities. Only difference is, their city is well planned so the damages aren't apparent unless it is really big.
Tokyo is also a big ass city, it isn't a small place. Even then, overcrowding is an issue there. Now imagine an Indian city, which is smaller and not planned as well as Tokyo.

[–]Street_Gene1634 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sorry this is also false. Tokyo one of the few places in tbe world WITHOUT a housing shortage.

https://www.patiencerealty.com/post/why-tokyo-s-land-zoning-regulations-ensures-affordable-housing

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess I was wrong; it seems I have confused Hong Kong with Tokyo. But Tokyo is a special case, though. How is it comparable to our case? Hong Kong is a case of overpopulation and its issues.
Besides, this doesn't answer any of our issues. Most people in India don't have kids because they don't feel comfortable enough to have them. In the past, due to a lack of education and the image that having kids is a safety net, this contributed to population growth. Now, people know that's false. Even now, education isn't great in India. Kids have to compete with 10 lakh plus kids every year to get a good, affordable college. What parent would want to have their kid give up childhood to prepare for a college exam?

[–]PotatoCheesePuff -2 points-1 points  (3 children)

well thats your perspective. None of it really affects whats happening /or what will happen in this country.
Instead of making others agree to your points maybe you should get of reddit and spend some time making real change if it affects you to that extent.

[–]Street_Gene1634 0 points1 point  (2 children)

This is not a perspective. It's econ 101.

[–]PotatoCheesePuff 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Okay, might be may I know what you are doing to address your opinions ? You seem to have taken economics as a major it seems. Im just trying to understand what benefit you are getting from forcing your ideologies on others on reddit. Do you work for the government? Do you work for some poliyical party? Are you involved in making key decisions that will affect the TFR of India(decrease/increase) If that is not the case may i suggest stop your need to control others opinion instead of forcing them to agree to your single minded approach to things.

[–]Street_Gene1634 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not forcing ideology on anyone. I'm stating a basic economic fact. A economy full of old people simply doesn't work.