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Antinatalism

@antinatalism.bsky.social

The good news just keeps rolling in.

World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says

#Antinatalism #PopulationDecline #Extinction #Parenting

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World fertility rates in 'unprecedented decline', UN says

Hundreds of millions of people are not able to have the number of children they want, the UN warns.

www.bbc.com

June 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM

Mia Neilan

@mianeilan.bsky.social

In 2020: curious hands raised.
In 2030: silence, cobwebs, and one lonely puppet.
When birthrates fall, classrooms echo.
#PopulationDecline #EducationCrisis #FutureOfLearning

July 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM

Yul Tolbert

@timelike01.bsky.social

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NejY...
#ubi #universalbasicincome #basicincome #lifespan #retirement #populationdecline #robots #humanoidrobots #ai #work #jobs #economy

Why Universal Basic Income is Inevitable

YouTube video by Dave Takes It On

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August 15, 2025 at 3:45 AM

#BruceSterling

@bruces.bsky.social

*The planet's got 8 billion human heads, Kathryn

*If human neurons have "data" that's probably the biggest database there is

*Also, if you don't mine it pretty soon, it's gonna get smaller #populationdecline

Kathryn Cramer 📚🎨 @kathryncramer.bsky.social · Dec 3

They will presumably need an unending supply of more heads full of neurons to measure. Give them your head. For free. Otherwise if the tech does not perform as promised, it will be your fault.

December 3, 2024 at 11:10 AM

Antinatalism

@antinatalism.bsky.social

Japan sees record drop in population

#Antinatalism #PopulationDecline #Parenting #ChildFree #Japan #Children

www.dw.com/en/japan-see...

Japan sees record drop in population – DW – 04/14/2025

For the fourteenth year running, Japan's population has slumped to a record low. The non-foreign population dropped by nearly 900,000 — an unprecedented fall.

www.dw.com

April 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM

Oikos

@oikosjournal.bsky.social

🦜🫒Population recovery of an endangered macaw enhances long-distance seed dispersal via stomatochory

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#Interactions #MovementEcology #PopulationDecline #SeedDispersal

Hyacinth Macaws on palm trees and flying with fruits.

Infographic showing seed dispersal by bird with various probability graphs.

July 29, 2026 at 2:29 PM

Ask Raphaela

@askraphaela.bsky.social

HARD TRUTH:
America Needs a 4B Movement, NOW!

DEAR MEN, This Is Why Women Are Opting Out

Video: youtu.be/vzNWMc6O7R4

#4BMovement #WomensRights #Feminism #MaleLonelinessEpidemic #ReproductiveRights #RoeVWade #Motherhood #womensrights #abortions #dei #underbabied #populationdecline

DEAR MEN, This Is Why Women Are Opting Out!

YouTube video by Ask Raphaela

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May 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Brian Mann

@brianmannadk.bsky.social

Population Shift: How smaller families are changing the world www.tiktok.com/@ayesharasco...

NPR has a new series focused on how declining birthrates are affecting the world. Go to npr.org and search Population Shift. #npr #modernfamily #momsoftiktok #fyp #populationdecline

TikTok video by ayesharascoe1

www.tiktok.com

October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Maxojir

@maxojir.bsky.social

Re-working data after some time, even the US is now on course to eventually undergo population decline (although a gradual one) instead of a plateau like formerly believed. Here's both the prior & updated projections for comparison. #USA #demographics #population #BirthRate #populationdecline

July 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM

Listingal

@listingal.bsky.social

Japan’s Population Crisis: Why Nearly 1 Million People Disappeared in 2024: This English-language report examines Japan's population decline and how immigration and foreign labor may help address… #JapanPopulationCrisis #Immigration #PopulationDecline #WorkforceShortage #DemographicChange

Japan’s Population Crisis: Why Nearly 1 Million People Disappeared in 2024

This English-language report examines Japan's population decline and how immigration and foreign labor may help address workforce shortages without fully reversing demographic contraction.

listingal.com

September 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM

Listingal

@listingal.bsky.social

Japan Population: 2025 Estimate, Trends & Key Facts | Japan forum: Japan has an estimated 123.4 million people in 2025. Explore population by year, decline, urbanization, density, major cities, and age structure. #JapanPopulation #PopulationStats #Urbanization #Demographics #PopulationDecline

Japan Population: 2025 Estimate, Trends & Key Facts | Japan forum

Japan has an estimated 123.4 million people in 2025. Explore population by year, decline, urbanization, density, major cities, and age structure.

listingal.com

September 25, 2026 at 2:20 AM

Yul Tolbert

@timelike01.bsky.social

I say the ultimate #solution to #PopulationCollaspe is to #transition to a #ResourceBasedEconomy. Because population collapse wouldn't have any negative consequences in a resource based economy.

#population #populationdecline #sustainability #aftercapitalism

May 25, 2025 at 2:16 AM

Antinatalism

@antinatalism.bsky.social

Japan's fertility rate hits record low

#Antinatalism #PopulationDecline #Parenting
#BirthRate

www.bangkokpost.com/world/304168...

Japan’s fertility rate hits record low

TOKYO — Japan’s fertility rate declined in 2024 for the ninth consecutive year, reaching another historical low that underscores the immense challenge facing the government as it attempts ...

www.bangkokpost.com

June 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM

JJWalsh

@jjwalsh.bsky.social

This is the main reason for population decline in Japan IMO - not supporting working mothers with equal pay, equal opportunities and reasonable working hours to also raise kids is the key 🗝️
#japan #gender #inequality #populationdecline #workingmothers

Unseen Japan @unseenjapan.com · Apr 6

Older women in Japan who do decide to have kids don’t find it easy to balance family and their work. In fact, 64.1% of women in this age group said they feel that having kids negatively impacted their careers.

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The bad news? Older women still don’t find it easy to balance family and their careers. In fact, 64.1% of women in this age group said they feel that having kids negatively impacted their careers. That’s worse than the 61.4% of women in the 18-29 age group who feared the same. In addition, a full 66.8% said they considered changing jobs or transferring within their company once they begin child-rearing.

April 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM

GeoQuest

@geoquest.bsky.social

Japan, South Korea and parts of Europe are confronting a strange new geography: places built for more people than now live there.

🌍🏘️ https://youtu.be/6l3zTJb8ezE

#PopulationDecline #Japan #SouthKorea #Europe #GeoQuest

August 25, 2026 at 5:16 PM

American Community Media

@amcommmedia.bsky.social

ACoM News Briefing | America’s Shrinking Population
As U.S. birth rates fall and immigration slows, experts examine the possibility of long-term population decline and its effects on the economy and society.
Learn more: buff.ly/trjo2yp
#PopulationDecline #Demographics #ACoM

America’s Incredibly Shrinking Population

U.S. birth rates are falling, immigration is slowing, and population decline looms. Experts explore demographic trends, economic impacts of a shrinking labor force, and global parallels reshaping…

americancommunitymedia.org

December 19, 2025 at 10:05 PM

Population Connection

@popconnect.bsky.social

Stay up-to-date with our blog for the latest
population-related news and developments!
We’re running our blogs from January to December in case you missed any.
Here’s January’s post! #populationdecline #birthrates
⬇️
populationconnection.org/blog/the-tru...

December 23, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Antinatalism

@antinatalism.bsky.social

Japan urged to use gloomier population forecasts after plunge in births

#Antinatalism #ExistenceIsSuffering #PopulationDecline #ChildFree #Parenting

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Japan urged to use gloomier population forecasts after plunge in births

Number of children born in 2024 already worse than median forecast for 2039

www.ft.com

June 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM

Vanessa Chaland

@vanessachaland.bsky.social

#Population #PopulationDecline #Philoprogenitiveness #Fecundity #Sex #Fucking Start Fucking People! Global population is set to decline in 1st World countries. The Total Fertility Rate has more than halved over last 70 years from 5 children for each female in 1950 to 2.2 children in 2021. 😁