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This article is selectively excluding large chunks of the planet.

It mentions the developed world, but then continues to suggest that birth rates are falling below 2 everywhere when they most certainly are not.

Niger: 6.89

Nigeria: 5.31

Mali: 6.04

Somalia, Chad, DR Congo are all over 6.

There are going to be young people around when you get old, they’re just going to originate from different parts of the world. Assuming you don’t die suddenly then when you get to the end of your life someone is going to have to care for you whether you have children to do that or not.




>This article is selectively excluding large chunks of the planet.

If someone writes an article about cats would you complain it's not saying anything about dogs?


Absolutely, if the article proceeds to infer that all pets scratch up houses and can’t be taught to poop outdoors.




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