Post AT0nT1SbuWHLCtF2iO by Will@thepit.social
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 (DIR) Post #AT0hcnQIMAHAqFR59c by peter@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T16:42:27Z
       
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       "Children of Men" is real, but the villain is capitalism. https://www.ft.com/content/166ce9b9-de1f-4883-8081-8ec8e4b55dfb
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0hqUTVbOJ884T8XA by peter@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T16:44:55Z
       
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       fwiw, i'm all for having fewer people in the world, but the way to do it isn't a freefall collapse due to annihilation of a livable world for younger generations.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0irg95nPz2ZL39fM by thedansimonson@lingo.lol
       2023-02-24T16:56:15Z
       
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       @peter I love how people are all flabbergasted about Japan’s declining birth rate, and don’t bother to learn about their suicidal work culture that requires you put in 12 hour days + get drunk with your boss after work.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0iutTWh3ZSmL8me0 by neill@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T16:56:52Z
       
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       @peter I’m pretty much convinced that we’re going to find out eventually that microplastics are sterilizing us
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0j9t4sSCRZtClELA by peter@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T16:59:39Z
       
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       @neill maybe, but do they have more microplastics in Japan and Korea?? kinda seems like birth rates would track with environmental pollution instead of toxic labor environment.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0kSYoW7PSSUxZnI8 by neill@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T17:14:14Z
       
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       @peter I didn’t say it was a really thought-through idea! 🙃 Something about it just feels true on a deep, visceral level.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0mtGLt4Cb8y22rwG by peter@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T17:41:27Z
       
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       @neill pretty good chance it's a factor!
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0nT1SbuWHLCtF2iO by Will@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T17:47:57Z
       
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       @peter It seems to me that there is a huge area of economic study - how to shrink population & economic growth in a managed, livable way - and that almost no one is doing anything on this. Like, we all understand the population growth + economic growth model, it seems to result in unavoidable ecological damage, but what about an intentional reduction that preserves things we value, like elder care, childcare, ecology? Who is working on this?
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0oWApHe5Jn4pugJE by peter@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T17:59:43Z
       
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       @Will yeah, agree.
       
 (DIR) Post #AT0uvSSbon5GjWkNkG by Will@thepit.social
       2023-02-24T19:11:31Z
       
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       @peter it occurs to me that walkable/bikable/ 15 min cities are a branch of this overall area, such as,you can reduce the population’s material and infrastructure need’s while improving quality of life through this work.  The question of population reduction is interesting to think about here.  Probably best model is to shrink in exurbs whilst seeking stability in urban areas.