Will East Asia exist in a generation? https://i.imgur.com/GgFw9Gi.jpg

Yes in one, prolly not in two-three (unless things change, which they likely will)

https://www.palladiummag.com/2023/04/06/birth-rates-are-collapsing/

building /cabin, advising /clanker and /farcon | grin.io

Fascinating. Also, this supposition packs a punch as a legit argument for small seeds having a multiplier effect: “Suppose we manage to build a culture that is pronatalist, technophilic, productive, and pluralistic but immune to the siren call of the talent beast.”  Thx!