Comments by "Fredinno" (@innosam123) on "The Coming Population Crash" video.

Life extension tech is getting a ton of funding - and would make this less relevant if it's viable within the next few decades. The implications of that option is something that should also be discussed.
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@Web720 Technically, it’s been going on since the dawn of modern medicine, though biotech and genetic engineering has made unprecedented new strides as we get better at gene editing. We are at least starting to identify genes most associated with longer/shorter lifespans, which should buy a few decades of lifespan for most people.
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People don't really talk much about this because it's a difficult problem to solve, and there's no comparable movement like there is for Climate Change. There are a few things we know should increase birth rates (of those that have been tried) that should be feasible: 1. Solve the Housing Crisis. Duh. 2. Encourage people to get married. No marriage = no kids. 3. Ban dating apps so people actually have to go outside to find partners instead of being swarmed by hundreds of date requests (really hard to find a mate when you're competing in such a giant pool and people only choose the top 10%. Dating apps also suck generally.) 4. Pension reform to increase pension benefits based on the number of children they have. Children used to be a financial insurance policy, and this will make pensions more stable on the long run. 5. Stop trying to push women into full-time work and increase work benefits/flexibility for working mothers like Scandinavia does. 6. Ban abortion. Probably the most politically difficult, at least in the states. Most abortions are elective- so the vast majority of 'saved' babies just never end up being born (and a disproportionate number of the remainder have genetic defects), but still. One thing to note though: This is one case where technology might change things dramatically in the form of life extension. Since tech CEOs and billionaires want to live forever, this is one field that gets tons of funding. It's probably not one technology, but multiple, and will be disseminated in rich nations first. That would change these dynamics dramatically.
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How do you have primarily rural populations and still maintain a functional economy? You can’t have factories run remotely. We’ve seen post-pandemic most companies prefer people being in the office most of the time. So you’re basically suggesting poverty for everyone.
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@felipeignacioavilapizarro3698 Literally every time someone has done that, we just end up creating more work for ourselves.
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