Comments by "worn down" (@worndown8280) on "Peter Zeihan || Will Automation Save the World?" video.

@vi6ddarkking There as been very little life extension. What there has been is life preservation. Most of the "increase" was simply reducing childhood mortality. You got two people. One dies at 0 the other at 100. Your median life expectancy is 50. But raise that 0 to even say 65, that boosts it to 82.5 years. Huge increase. All that said I am not sure if you took a look around you but people are unhealthier than ever. Obese, out of shape, and proud to boot. Even the God Emperor of Mankind couldnt protect that.
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Yes lets produce new consumers. Thats literally the one thing women can do that men cant. And they are choosing not to. Maybe we look at why they arent and address that.
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two main differences. Germany and Belgium have had their declines since the late 60s, The US never really had a severe drop. Just a very little below replacement level since 1972. And we have had massive amounts of immigration that cover the difference. But even the immigration is drying up in total numbers. It use to be women got married early and had children young, in their early 20s. that meant that there would be a new generation every 20 years. But since the 1970s women have pushed back their family creation time until around 30. That means in any give time period of 60 years people use to have 3 generations. But now only two. Thats a loss of a third. People dont understand how little things like that can lead to a "collapse" but it does.
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@hydeparkist men don't have children. Women do. It's always a woman's choice. Or are you saying the men of the Netherlands have all gotten vasectomies?
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@coscinaippogrifo is the typical woman approachable?
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@pierregibson6699 I get that argument. But you don't have to raise your children like that. I raised my sons to be spartan. To value people, relationships and moments, not things. But most people prefer things because it's easy. Things don't have opinions of their own.
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@JCdental I dig the name, that was a great game. That said, I dont disagree with you. I think the modern world drowns people with choices. Choices that arent even remotely realistic if you want to chose other things well. Many people choose without looking at the long term ramifications. But one has to ask, when does personal choice have to be curtailed for the long term survival of the group? We arent there yet, but if things keep up, we will be there in a few generations. It will be interesting what peoples answer is. I hope I live long enough to see it.
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@JCdental I think economies will implode before we get to that level and that will force people together. Limiting options once again. But I have been wrong, from time to time. What a time to be alive regardless.
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Do you think automation would survive a cost benefit analysis with a ever decreasing demand base? Serious question, since you are an automation engineer. If i may ask, is your expertise specific to a certain field?
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