Comments by "Daniel Larson" (@daniellarson3068) on "Russia's Economic Decline: Beyond Demographics" video.

  1. So old World traveling Pete Zeihan is somewhat wrong with his demographic predictions. Mr. Biernat provided a number of examples countering the idea that the declining population of Russia may not be a determining factor in Russia's future. I had kind of wondered about that. It seemed like there would be more oil money for each person until the "Special Military Operation" took place. How about the opposite? At the present time I'm listening to the book, "The Wizard and the Prophet," where the author expounds on Malthusian ideas. It does seem very reasonable that high populations of humans can exceed available resources in a country. Thankfully, technology has so far kept predicted major catastrophes from happening. Russia may not be facing a catastrophe from decreasing population, but are other countries facing catastrophes from their increasing populations? Sometimes it seems the only thing these high population countries have to offer is low cost labor and no opportunities for their vast populations to better their lives. Comparative advantage only offers them one thing, their inexpensive labor.
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  2. There's that Malthusian idea that people can outstrip the available resources. Too bad. Most people I've met from the Philippines have been great people.
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  3. I am not MAGA. In their defense, they have seen the effects of so called "free trade." I live in what's called the rust belt. Many people lost their vocations due to "free trade." (Also due to technology, but we'll ignore that.) Their life experience has shown that this grandiose idea has not provided any benefit. It' can be likened to another economic fairy tale like "trickle down."
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