So, why are governments encouraging and paying people to have more babies (South Korea, Japan, and others)? Economy (money) and Power (versus other countries; needed if one has neighbors like Russia and China).
Insane.
Maybe, I'm the insane one? Everyone is insane to a degree. We are all in some ways illogical, in some ways very logical.
The answers to many questions are not two-dimensional, most answers are at least four dimensional and are usually 'all', 'everyone', 'everything'.
And 'you' and 'me' are not the heart of the universe, though it seems so. There seems to be something else.
If humans survive and thrive with a smaller population, humans might say that they were behind it, human nature, it seems.
Are humans that smart? Some are smart in certain things, but...
Good jobs are hard to come by in Korea and Japan, believe it or not. Most employees are contractors or contracted employees, a popular global trend.
That's the main reason for not having children, I think. You dream of a better life for your kids, not hardship.
So, the rich have kids, the poor give up. Then, if the rich have too many kids, same problem again. If they have few kids, then a small but rich population. Just thinking things through, like many others before me.
Conservative think tanks and scholars have undoubtedly thought this through, you know?
