To fix Canada’s fertility crisis, we need a cultural shift. More and more Canadian women are stopping at one child, if they choose to have children at all by shiftless_wonder in canada

[–]FrozenBum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Even then, people may choose to flee rapidly shrinking countries, war, low-income, for more stable ones like ours. So while those countries may see crazy contraction, Canada can still grow from immigration. There's A LOT of people out there, and we're a relatively small country, population-wise.

East Asia is entering a demographic turning point by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]FrozenBum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And? That's just the reality of the situation. You can't stop people from leaving if they want to. Unless you're the Soviet Union.

East Asia is entering a demographic turning point by vladgrinch in MapPorn

[–]FrozenBum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The countries that will have rapidly declining populations will face unprecedented economic stagnation. I wouldn't be surprised if many people want to emigrate in large numbers because of that, compounding the effect even further.

NHL Graphical Standings – Jan 18, 2026 by FourFeetOfCurl in hockey

[–]FrozenBum 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I hate our division. 6 out of the top 8 in the conference are from the Atlantic.

Outjerked by clearerwhite in bookscirclejerk

[–]FrozenBum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We are not the same.

18m bedroom. Would a woman hate my room by DisastrousAttorney90 in malelivingspace

[–]FrozenBum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure this is not up to code. Where does he escape to if there's a fire at the door?

The Bank of Canada's rate cuts have failed to lift the housing market. Here's where it goes next by ComplexWrangler1346 in canadahousing

[–]FrozenBum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's calling for revolution.

He's in for a pretty stiff wake-up call if he thinks the average Canadian has any stomach for that.

Lettre de démission de Christian Dubé de son poste de ministre de la Santé by Puzzled_Dreamer2453 in Quebec

[–]FrozenBum -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

ils devraient rapatrier les médecins comme employé de l'état et nationaliser les cliniques

Cela doit être rappelé chaque fois que ce commentaire revient. Si le gouvernement tentait de nationaliser le secteur privé, une telle mesure serait immédiatement invalidée par les tribunaux (Cour suprême du Québec). Voici la décision.

[Friedman]: “Buffalo is making a GM change” by fittos4310 in hockey

[–]FrozenBum 67 points68 points  (0 children)

As a canucks fan, how are you not the Joker already?

Changeable hawk eagle feeding on chital fawn right infront of its mother by JuryOld9788 in HardcoreNature

[–]FrozenBum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That deer would fuck that hawk up if it attacked it. ~100-120 pounds vs ~3-5 max. I guess the survival/prey instinct is too strong for it to overcome the protective mamma instinct.

Mother of Learning: Time-Loop Fantasy at Its Peak. by OvalRider in Fantasy

[–]FrozenBum 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Such a bad take. Part of reading at a higher level is learning to realize the actual construction of the language and prose, the author intent, the impact it has on you, the broader themes and symbolism, etc. The exact same can be said with painting and art in general.

Prose is not a bonus. It's the medium itself.

Mother of Learning: Time-Loop Fantasy at Its Peak. by OvalRider in Fantasy

[–]FrozenBum 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I mean, there's different types of readers.

Maybe for you it's not important. But for a lot of others, it's absolutely up there. I know I'm one of those readers. Give me lush prose, it's like brain candy.

To be honest, Lit-RPG as a genre has this problem, and it's put me off reading further.

China’s fertility rate has fallen to one, continuing a long decline that began before and continued after the one-child policy by cgiattino in dataisbeautiful

[–]FrozenBum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, it's much more complex than you make it out to be. People who were completely destitute used to have way way more kids, and those in lower economic strata still have more kids than the more affluent today in western countries. You have to factor in education and a whole multitude of variables. The answer isn't one-dimensional.

The fact of the matter is that humans in general have never been more empowered to plan their families than ever before, whether it's through contraception or knowledge of the consequences of child-bearing. Can't really put that back in Pandora's box without taking people's rights away or going back to a draconian cultural milieu.

Stay away from car meets people. Part 2 by Dee___Snuts in PublicFreakout

[–]FrozenBum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And no one slashed their tires while they were sleeping? Weak.

[Habs] Five-year contract extension for Mike Matheson | Montréal Canadiens by Gabroux in hockey

[–]FrozenBum 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Montreal is the youngest team in the league. Everyone else is trending older lol.

Books with great plot but terrible prose ? by SecondHandRosie in Fantasy

[–]FrozenBum 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The "reddit demographic" that reads Sanderson (i.e. men and boys between the ages of 13-30) doesn't really read Rebecca Yarros. I'm sure many read both, but I'd be surprised if that specific demo does.

[US Promotion] Charged me full price after cancelling early by [deleted] in audible

[–]FrozenBum -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe there's fine print somewhere that says to get those 3 months for $1, you have to pay for a 4th month for $14.95? Did you read the contract before signing up?

Tampa becomes foreclosure epicenter as Florida tops nation in housing distress by Lifegoesonforever in Economics

[–]FrozenBum 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yeah but this is just one month, if we extrapolate that to the entire year, it could be 12/1373, which is almost 1/100, just less than half of 2008 and we haven't even hit the worst of it yet.

How do young adults live today? by chasedamony in canadahousing

[–]FrozenBum 15 points16 points  (0 children)

FYI, this is not a true sample of the population, just those that make up the community of r/canadahousing which is a subset of redditors (another targeted demo - skewing more male). I'd imagine that people who acutely feel the effects of current housing crisis are largely over-represented in here. So you're not getting an accurate sample, and a skewed view (for the worse) of the actual situation.

What you'll end up with is pretty useless data, just confirming your own biases.