The Single Biggest Threat to Humanity - Stephen J Shaw

Описание: I sat down with data scientist and demographer Stephen J Shaw, best know for his work on falling birthrates, to discuss the biggest problem facing humanity. I've been wanting to get Stephen on the show from the very beginning, and he did not disappoint!

Find more from Stephen: www.birthgap.org

CHAPTERS
00:00 There’s nothing this crisis won’t touch
04:23 Gen Z doesn’t realise what’s about to happen
05:18 India as an example
08:02 Applying the example to the rest of the world
10:03 People are shocked by this
11:41 We’re in a downward spiral with no known solution
13:58 Overpopulation has been debunked but is still being pushed
16:38 The difference between birth rate and fertility rate
17:35 Birth rates are halving at an alarming rate
19:56 Korea could disappear in your lifetime
21:56 A dystopian vision of the future
26:03 How the crisis will bring economic decline
29:40 Elliot paints a picture of the generic Gen Z expectations
31:13 The age where you’re 50% likely to not have children
33:32 Aging also affects men’s chances of having children
35:11 The risks of delaying
40:20 Only 10% of childless adults didn’t want children
43:21 The grief of male childlessness
49:34 Is it misogynistic to campaign for higher birth rates?
52:24 People are pushing anti-natalism for political reasons
55:42 So many policies have been tried and have failed
1:01:03 Hungary’s family-friendly culture
1:03:13 Four radical Hungarian policies
1:07:29 So many of our societies are not supportive of families
1:11:16 We need to reinvent everything
1:12:50 Changing the model for education
1:17:57 Changing the model for employment
1:20:26 Retirement will look different
1:21:56 The growing divide between men and women
1:25:09 Giving up on sex & relationships
1:27:35 The vicious cycle of waiting
1:28:41 Elliot uses himself as an example
1:30:00 Is this fuelled by the decline of the Christian narrative?
1:34:23 How AI will affect fertility
1:35:21 Which towns & cities should we save?
1:36:55 Aging populations will shift societal power
1:39:32 Stephen’s opposition to assisted suicide
1:43:59 Stephen’s message to Gen Z
1:45:17 Final words

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In a world saturated by social media and marked by skyrocketing rates of anxiety, depression, and ADHD among Gen Z, young people are growing up in a landscape of chaos and contradiction. While protests swell in city streets and activists hurl soup at famous artworks to demand climate action, a quieter crisis unfolds within - the mental and emotional battles faced by a generation trying to make sense of it all.
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