You slip in the distinction the whole panic depends on missing.
Sperm count decline is a real biological story. Fertility rate decline is a demographic and economic one. They get welded together because "endocrine disruptors are coming for your gametes" makes a better headline than "prosperity lowers birth rates, as it has everywhere, forever."
The racetrack only sells once you have confused the two.
Genuinely curious though, do you think the sperm quality literature gets dismissed by association, just from being drafted into the wrong argument so often?
Aris, I did not mean to imply that the sperm issue is unimportant, but it is probably one of many contributing factors. What is incontrovertible, especially when you watch Hans Rosling's animated graphs, is that the demographic transition is very closely linked to personal income. There is also considerable variation in sperm health across many countries, each with different causes. What is also true is that raising a child in urban environments is expensive, and many couples choose not to have children for economic and lifestyle reasons.
The Japanese also have to deal with the fact that they live longer than anyone else. This despite the fact that they have a high percentage of smokers, and that says how good their health care system is.
They are very tenacious in the mucus/ fluid in which they are delivered.
The demographics of falling birth rates in countries with healthy social safety nets, puts great strain on the system as the working middle age ends up paying for the elderly. Japan is the prime example.
Joel, your observations about the economic impact are what have so many governments in panic mode. Immigration is a temporary fix, but politically and culturally fraught, especially in these times. If the labor market tightens due to AI, which some have predicted, things could get very uncomfortable. At least in Japan, there is a tradition of children caring for elderly parents. Not so in America.
My totally uninformed opinion is that after release the little buggers take the path of least resistance. If pregnancy is the desired goal of the parties responsible for the said discharge. Then change the uphill journey to a down hill one. Simply have the recipient of the discharge elevate her lower body portion above the upper. This can easily be accomplished with the appropriate use of pillows and need not affect the smoking of the optional cigarette.
So you believe in gravity. There is a common myth that jumping up and down is an effective birth control method. Not so. Those little guys swim really fast and are not easily dissuaded.
You slip in the distinction the whole panic depends on missing.
Sperm count decline is a real biological story. Fertility rate decline is a demographic and economic one. They get welded together because "endocrine disruptors are coming for your gametes" makes a better headline than "prosperity lowers birth rates, as it has everywhere, forever."
The racetrack only sells once you have confused the two.
Genuinely curious though, do you think the sperm quality literature gets dismissed by association, just from being drafted into the wrong argument so often?
Aris, I did not mean to imply that the sperm issue is unimportant, but it is probably one of many contributing factors. What is incontrovertible, especially when you watch Hans Rosling's animated graphs, is that the demographic transition is very closely linked to personal income. There is also considerable variation in sperm health across many countries, each with different causes. What is also true is that raising a child in urban environments is expensive, and many couples choose not to have children for economic and lifestyle reasons.
The Japanese also have to deal with the fact that they live longer than anyone else. This despite the fact that they have a high percentage of smokers, and that says how good their health care system is.
They are very tenacious in the mucus/ fluid in which they are delivered.
The demographics of falling birth rates in countries with healthy social safety nets, puts great strain on the system as the working middle age ends up paying for the elderly. Japan is the prime example.
Joel, your observations about the economic impact are what have so many governments in panic mode. Immigration is a temporary fix, but politically and culturally fraught, especially in these times. If the labor market tightens due to AI, which some have predicted, things could get very uncomfortable. At least in Japan, there is a tradition of children caring for elderly parents. Not so in America.
My totally uninformed opinion is that after release the little buggers take the path of least resistance. If pregnancy is the desired goal of the parties responsible for the said discharge. Then change the uphill journey to a down hill one. Simply have the recipient of the discharge elevate her lower body portion above the upper. This can easily be accomplished with the appropriate use of pillows and need not affect the smoking of the optional cigarette.
So you believe in gravity. There is a common myth that jumping up and down is an effective birth control method. Not so. Those little guys swim really fast and are not easily dissuaded.