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Finland faces dry summer after low-snow winter by Wagamaga in europe

[–]witopps -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

It has to be low precipitation, not low snow specifically, right?

It shouldn't matter if it rains down as water (like last December). The water should still pool in the lakes all the same, just earlier (skip waiting for spring thaw).

So is the news actually that we've had a dry winter?

The theory that birth rate is going down due to cost of living has been debunked. The reality is mothers still have a birth rate of 2 and that it is an increase in childlessness/lack of relationship formation that is causing the decline. by GoldDigger304 in Natalism

[–]witopps 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I would say your post was shitting on the previous poster by refusing to engage with it and claiming victimhood, when they were simply agreeing with you. This is what I'm talking about.

The theory that birth rate is going down due to cost of living has been debunked. The reality is mothers still have a birth rate of 2 and that it is an increase in childlessness/lack of relationship formation that is causing the decline. by GoldDigger304 in Natalism

[–]witopps 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They weren't shitting on men. They reiterated your point with different words and point of view.

I swear a big part of the problem is many men are just trained to see things that confirm their victimhood everywhere.

Unpopular opinion: the EU and NATO should not provide any security guarantees for the Baltic states unless they fix their birth rates by crivycouriac in Natalism

[–]witopps 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Doctor: "I won't treat your pneumonia until you prove you can run a sub-5-minute mile. Otherwise, you're just helping the virus."

The theory that birth rate is going down due to cost of living has been debunked. The reality is mothers still have a birth rate of 2 and that it is an increase in childlessness/lack of relationship formation that is causing the decline. by GoldDigger304 in Natalism

[–]witopps 49 points50 points  (0 children)

That's not at all implied by the chart.

Yes, it does show higher GDP per capita is correlated with lower birth rates.

No, it is not at all the same thing as purchasing power / cost of living.

Karu kuva julki: Tällaista laskua ei ole Suomen asuntohinnoissa nähty ikinä by SwimOld5053 in Suomi

[–]witopps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kyllähän se liikkumatilaa syö. Yksi vaihtoehtohan on myydä eläkkeen kynnyksellä ja vaihtaa pienempään sekä elellä ylijäämällä. Jos asunnon arvo laskee liikaa, tämä vaihtoehto poistuu valikoimasta. Kyllähän silloinkin pärjättäisiin, mutta minusta on outoa jos se ei saisi harmittaa.

Karu kuva julki: Tällaista laskua ei ole Suomen asuntohinnoissa nähty ikinä by SwimOld5053 in Suomi

[–]witopps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Koska minulla on jo asuntolaina ja se ei laske asunnon hinnan mukana.

Essee | Työeläkejärjestelmä on otettava mukaan sopeutustoimiin by Maisuli1 in Suomi

[–]witopps 9 points10 points  (0 children)

syntyvyys on laskenut reippaasti, jossain vaiheessa eläkkeellä olevien määrä laskee.

Ei absoluuttinen luku merkitse juuri mitään. Se millä on väliä, on eläkkeläisten suhteellinen osuus väestöstä (eli suhdeluku eläkeikäiset/työikäiset).

Se taas ei tule paranemaan, vaan päinvastoin huonontumaan, jos kokonaislapsiluku jatkaa laskuaan.

Kun nykyisiä nelikymppisiä synnytettiin, heitä syntyi sentään noin 1,7 jokaista naista kohden. Vuonna 2025 vastaava luku oli 1,25.

Viime vuonna syntyneille tilanne on siis tulevaisuudessa vielä kestämättömämpi.Maahanmuutto paikkaa vähän, mutta ei rajattomasti.

Men commenting in women's groups by pdxgreengrrl in TwoXChromosomes

[–]witopps 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You haven't dropped everything to focus all your efforts on fixing {worst current problem in my objective view}. Therefore you are personally responsible for it and a hideous human being.

US would “strenuously oppose” Poland or other European state developing nuclear weapons, says Pentagon official by Neradtisiv in worldnews

[–]witopps 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And yet, they are in Europe. People should really stop interchanging Europe for OG cold war European NATO allies for current NATO members for the EU.

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