Maxstressed

Maxstressed t1_iu60nm2 wrote

Reply to comment by The_Original_Hybrid in The Great People Shortage is coming — and it's going to cause global economic chaos | Researchers predict that the world's population will decline in the next 40 years due to declining birth rates — and it will cause a massive shortage of workers. by Shelfrock77

I think it's horseshit that is so heavily paywalled. As per maths related degrees, yes, understanding the how and why interactions between equations etc requires instruction, but the heart of this article is about population decline and lack of work force, getting "great paying work" for the mass majority (not including entrepreneurs, or other outlying situations) this mass of wealth requires a giant paywall to make a living wage. If you've not been blessed with super stable life, the 80% of jobs out there, vs cost of living are simply inequitable. It doesn't make sense to populate anymore. The societal economics of the country are fundamentally destroyed because the hamster wheel of chasing a better life doesn't exist anymore. Most things are unattainable without disproportionate sacrifice

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Maxstressed t1_iu1nz5f wrote

Reply to The Great People Shortage is coming — and it's going to cause global economic chaos | Researchers predict that the world's population will decline in the next 40 years due to declining birth rates — and it will cause a massive shortage of workers. by Shelfrock77

imo this is a direct result of the sharp decline in the future financial stability caused by the greediest generation ever born. Climbing the ladders of society and then promptly locking all the doors behind them and installing further measures to disqualify more of the population from obtaining the same. (Red tape).

I won't care because i've spent 20 years building my skills through various trades/assignments/jobs to not have to depend on anyone. I'm just as comfortable with a hammer and nails building a house as i am troubleshooting a microcontroller or writing code. I've re-wired houses, installed PV set-ups, built numerous tiny homes, changed my transmission on my truck, you name it, i do it.

Until the "status quo" remove the 75,000$ barrier to entry for an over-rated piece of paper that states you can pay universities and memorize and regurgitate facts as opposed to genuinely understanding the principals at hand and understanding the engineering, i'll never use any of these skills to help the older generation due to their attitudes about the situation and lack of empathy towards destroying an entire generations future.

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