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Japan's population fell by 800,000 last year as demographic crisis accelerates | CNN (amp.cnn.com)
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[–] Lugh 10 points 2 years ago

It's only a crisis from the POV of endless-growth capitalism. In reality, with AI & robotics doing more and more work, they'll be fine.

[–] Bye@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Demographic crisis for whom

Fewer people should mean more resources for each of us

Robots can soon take care of the elderly and do menial labor

[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

You know it will only work that way if we make it work that way, right? Depopulation doesn’t magically make the wealthy give up their wealth to the rest of us. Robots will eliminate jobs but there will always be menial labor for the have-nots, and the goal of the wealthy is for everyone else to be a have-not.

[–] Blamemeta@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

Honestly, if the world could just slow down for a bit, that would be awesome.

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago

Robots can soon take care of the elderly and do menial labor

Best joke ever.

[–] Nerrad@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Tokyo keeps growing, no? Are people migrating there from rural Japan?

[–] Lugh 2 points 2 years ago

Tokyo keeps growing, no? Are people migrating there from rural Japan?

Its the same when any country becomes dominated by one large city. Same with Paris & France & London & Britain.