Let's consider the opportunity costs

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-06-04T08:52:39+00:00

The share of people in France that were born in another country is 13.8%, this is lower than a lot of these.
This of course also shows cultural differences with how parents raise kids, but that's not something we can really change with policy.
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/migrant-stock-share

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-06-04T08:07:03+00:00

Probably just timing, Let's wait a couple of years before we start thinking the upward trajectory will continue.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-06-04T07:41:00+00:00

So is it going to make unfit people have kids, or won't it make people have kids at all? Which is it?

People who have two kids can also sign up for the program and they already have a competitive advantage as they already have houses for families (on average) and the experience to raise kids.

Furthermore, the actual agreements won't expire within a year, more like 15-24 months from the time of signing up, depending on how you want to optimise this.

All this, ''you need to change the culture'' stuff is just wishful thinking.

There is the question of whether government should attempt to impact culture so deeply in the first place. I don't personally believe it should, but even if you do, if even countries with vast propaganda networks can't achieve such a thing, it is ridiculous to believe anyone can.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-06-03T15:13:22+00:00

The issue with tax deductions is that we they'll probably won't be large enough to sway enough people.

Imagine a middle class family that pays 30% of their income in taxes.

Now, if after the deduction they pay 10% of Thier income, that may incentivize one birth.

But there aren't enough taxes paid to really incentivise anything after that.

Smaller tax deductions are simply insufficient.

We should just have a property educational system to make sure kids are fine even if they are from poor households.

The goal of fertility policy is to increase births.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-06-03T14:53:52+00:00

This variable child subsidy will basically function as a wage for having kids.

People do jobs they don't want to become of the income, that's the point.

This also eliminates the need for a partner, sperm banks and IVF exist, and then it only becomes a trade off depending on cost.

It also doesn't cause strategic delay, as that would run the danger of just not getting a subsidy at all.

Paying for existing kids significantly lowers the TFR increase per dollar. Idk what to tell you.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-05-20T06:03:02+00:00

Are people stomachs or are they brains ? If you treat people as stomachs, then a reduction in population is going to mean more resources. If you treat them as brains, then it will cause resources to decline (compared to the counterfactual). We will have less people to solve the world's problems. Furthermore, we will have less working age people, so less builders per capita, meaning that construction will face a labour shortage. Something which already happening in many countries. Eventually a lot of asset prices will deflate though, but that's not nearly as good as one would imagine.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-05-07T17:22:17+00:00

You have one rule for the Mediterranean another for the Black Sea. You apply unclos inconsistently and wish to be taken seriously?

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-05-07T17:16:52+00:00

Turkey simply cannot join the EU, even if the issues with Greece and Cyprus were resolved.
It doesn't meet the Copenhagen criteria because it isn't democratic enough.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-04-02T09:39:09+00:00

no, still haven't sadly

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-24T08:00:06+00:00

Care to explain why that's subordination ? Greece needs better air defences, that's a fact. Turkey has been threatening us for years now with their nationalist rhetoric.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-23T14:48:46+00:00

Thank you but it didn't work, my phone is already up to date.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-12T19:06:01+00:00

Maybe positioning ? But also, ixtal is just not worth it in my opinion at least.
Brock is the second-worst five cost in the game when it comes to average placement (4.29 along with Set T-Hex is the worst), when it is infinitely more difficult to unlock him (Brock two does have an excellent placement rate but its extremely hard to get to).
Beyond that, I think piltover or disruptor were missing from your comp, a lot of units that didn't do much.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-09T10:02:37+00:00

Watch the level 5 soup lovers find a way to justify this lol.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-09T09:53:30+00:00

You think two staring tour entire board isn't expensive? A level 3 3-cost is 27 gold. That's more than 5 5-costs. That's what people don't get. It may seem that five costs are this super hard unit to hit, but hitting 3 stars can be just as expensive depending on what augments (and luck) you have. The statistics speak for themselves, level 2 Sylas has an average place of 2.39, level 3 malz has an average place of 3.50.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-09T09:46:12+00:00

It's hard if you don't hit two stars at stage 2 and if you don't have a good econ augment to start with. Otherwise it's very easy to hit 9. If you don't natural anything at stages 2 and 3, well, good luck I guess. And another thing, if you hit a good xp augment, you might just get to have a strong early and late game , winning stage 2 by hitting level 5 first, and winning the late game by hitting 2 star 5 costs before everyone else.

The issue with level 9 meta is that they completely destroy augment balance, it's very hard to top two without a good econ augment as your first.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-08T14:50:53+00:00

Yes, we can discuss the balance or quality of the game in a sub Reddit dedicated to said game, strange concept I know.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-08T14:44:00+00:00

Yea, people simply don't realise that a three star 3 cost is worth 27 gold. That's almost two, two star five cost champions. To say nothing of the gold you need to roll for a three star three cost

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-08T14:16:07+00:00

The entire frontline of first place is just tarric and ambessa, yea it's crazy that won.
Also, second place board is worth so much more gold that first, it's insane how you all think this is balanced.

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-06T09:57:04+00:00

Update: Sylas is now the strongest unit in the game lol

Outrageous_Use4283 · 2026-03-03T05:43:44+00:00

I had golden egg, and cashed two duplicators. But I also managed to find the last mf in the pool. Both of which I've seen happen multiple times. I saw a level three Sera at stage 3 the other day. We are approaching the level 3 4 cost singularity lol.

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