@quality_fun to China • 2 years agoLeaked Data Show China’s Population Is Shrinking Fast | by Yi Fuxian - Project Syndicatewww.project-syndicate.orgexternal-linkmessage-square26arrow-up18arrow-down17file-textcross-posted to: genzedong
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkLeaked Data Show China’s Population Is Shrinking Fast | by Yi Fuxian - Project Syndicatewww.project-syndicate.org@quality_fun to China • 2 years agomessage-square26file-textcross-posted to: genzedong
if the methodology used to reach this article’s conclusions are reliable, then the implications are very concerning.
minus-square@quality_funOPlink4•edit-22 years agoelderly care is itself an industry, isn’t it? perhaps needing younger labourers to care for them isn’t as drastic an issue as it may seem. it still presents an opportunity cost, but as you say, automation is another tactic.
elderly care is itself an industry, isn’t it? perhaps needing younger labourers to care for them isn’t as drastic an issue as it may seem. it still presents an opportunity cost, but as you say, automation is another tactic.