Hacker News with Generative AI: Population Decline

Why Silicon Valley is bringing eugenics back (disconnect.blog)
Elon Musk has been warning about population decline and smaller families for years. In his 2015 biography, he’s quoted as saying, “if each successive generation of smart people has fewer kids, that’s probably bad.”
Silicon Valley, Eugenics, Population Decline, Elon Musk
13 points by zzzeek 19 days ago | 5 comments
China's population falls for third year in a row as birthrate declines (aljazeera.com)
China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower.
Demographics, China, Population Decline
7 points by Qem 48 days ago | 5 comments
The great abandonment: what happens to the natural world when people disappear? (theguardian.com)
Across the globe, vast swathes of land are being left to be reclaimed by nature. To see what could be coming, look to Bulgaria
Nature, Environmentalism, Climate Change, Population Decline, Bulgaria
145 points by zeristor 99 days ago | 195 comments
China's population woes deepen as marriage registrations tumble (scmp.com)
China is on track to post its lowest number of marriage registrations since 1980 this year, with an estimate from a leading demographer suggesting as few as 6 million couples would tie the knot, prompting local governments to hand out cash incentives.
China, Demographics, Social Trends, Marriage, Population Decline
9 points by paulpauper 117 days ago | 1 comments
Japan's declining births on track to fall below 700k (asahi.com)
The number of births of Japanese children in the first half of 2024 has continued its alarming downward trend, with only 329,998 babies born between January and June.
Japan, Demographics, Population Decline
71 points by rntn 120 days ago | 165 comments
The Age of Depopulation (tiiny.co)
Although few yet see it coming, humans are about to enter a new era of history. Call it “the age of depopulation.” For the first time since the Black Death in the 1300s, the planetary population will decline. But whereas the last implosion was caused by a deadly disease borne by fleas, the coming one will be entirely due to choices made by people.
Demographics, Population Decline, History
19 points by paulpauper 140 days ago | 9 comments
Demographic decline: Greece faces alarming population collapse (euronews.com)
Empty villages, disillusioned young workers, and government officials scrambling for solutions: this is the stark reality Euronews uncovered in Greece, where the country is bracing for a major population collapse fuelled by plummeting numbers of births, mass emigration, and low fertility rates.
Demographics, Greece, Population Decline, Emigration, Fertility Rates
49 points by toomuchtodo 174 days ago | 78 comments
Russia's population crisis gets worse amid 25-year-low birth rate (fortune.com)
The Russian population is shrinking at an alarming rate, which could change the fabric of its society.
Russia, Demographics, Population Decline, Birth Rate
9 points by gmays 176 days ago | 7 comments
Why Asia Stopped Having Kids (richardhanania.com)
Demographics, Asia, Population Decline
18 points by paulpauper 278 days ago | 9 comments
East Asia's Coming Population Collapse (foreignaffairs.com)
East Asia, Demographics, Population Decline, Social Impact
11 points by jseliger 300 days ago | 2 comments
Ukraine's birth rate plummets to 300-year low as country's population collapses (intellinews.com)
Ukraine, Demographics, Population Decline, Birth Rate
10 points by popcalc 310 days ago | 0 comments
Korea sees more deaths than births for 52nd consecutive month in February (hani.co.kr)
Korea, Demographics, Population Decline, Birth Rates, Mortality Rates
63 points by paulpauper 312 days ago | 68 comments