Re: New Car Reviews

On 8/19/2026 5:22 PM, Tara wrote:
> On Aug 19, 2026 at 4:58:52 PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:
>> On 19/08/2026 21:33, Tara wrote:
>>> On Aug 19, 2026 at 4:31:16 PM EDT, "Tara" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> On Aug 19, 2026 at 4:12:29 PM EDT, "Julian" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> On 19/08/2026 20:56, Wilson wrote:
>>>>>> On 8/19/2026 3:32 PM, Julian wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's one thing they are not very good at making and that is
>>>>>>> people...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> According to United Nations and demographic projections, South Korea's
>>>>>>> total fertility rate is expected to slowly rebound from its historic
>>>>>>> lows to approximately 1.0 child per woman by 2050, remaining well
>>>>>>> below the 2.1 replacement level needed for a stable population
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> That country is going to go extinct unless they change that.
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, and they know it. In 2024 the rate was the global lowest.
>>>>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68402139
>>>>
>>>> Why is the population decline upsetting to many people (other than to those
>>>> who don't want more kids).
>>>> Honestly, I don't understand and would like to.
>>>
>>> Is it for purely monetary reasons?
>>
>> It's a big factor when the young have to support so many pensioners
>> and the cost of living is high but everywhere women get educated the
>> birth rate drops.  "as women got more autonomy, making household
>> decisions, more power, they have to make some kind of compromise between
>> raising children and having more, kind of, autonomy in the workplace."
> 
> I understand why women aren't having as many kids, all that, all those reasons
> you list. It appears that those who think it's a bad thing are looking at the
> 'big factor' then - the young having to support the elders and not having
> enough young to do that is a purely monetary concern. It would be a painful
> transition but when all the current oldies die, it will gradually even out
> with a lower population (young and seniors) balanced out over all. But for
> now, the complaint and worry about low birth rates is a monetary concern. I
> don't know why but I thought maybe it might be more than that.
> In ten years, who knows what the world will look like and women may be in a
> better position then to want more babies. Or not.
> We women, really do have a lot of power don't we. :) In concrete reality, this
> is a new concept.

Men have always known women have a lot of power. They control dating, 
sex, and marriage.