A Mentira Sobre a Queda da Natalidade (pra ouvir enquanto faz outra coisa)

They told you that the decline in birth rates will destroy the economy. They've told this story before—and they've been wrong every time. In this video, I dismantle the demographic panic piece by piece. Chapters: 0:00 The doomsday tweet 0:55 This panic already happened (1926) 4:09 Japan: the favorite ghost 7:27 Old age isn't a burden 10:27 Who profits from fear 14:02 The darkest use of panic 17:19 The real problem (and how to solve it) References: 📖 Phil Mullan — The Imaginary Time Bomb 📖 Royal Commission on Population (United Kingdom, 1944) 📖 Frank Notestein — 1946 article on demographic transition