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		UUMMUU on Oct 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Have young people in Japan stopped having sex? I like it how they're trying to "fix" the population decline. A population decline might actually be a good thing for our species. There are too many people and an ever increasing sense of stupidity

victorhooi on Oct 21, 2013 [–]

Well, yes, until you actually think it through, and realise that this also means your population is aging...

Basically, you have a bunch of old people around, and nobody to support them, or fuel the society.

And after a certain point, you can't reverse it, and you no longer have a viable society.

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