The Truth About Human Population Decline | Jennifer D. Sciubba | TED

The wolves are upset the sheep aren’t reproducing

Time to rethink our economies instead of birth rates

So nice to hear this woman talking about people like resources

I think the important part of this message is starting around 6:12 accepting the inevitable and planning for it. Economists and other policy makers should stop thinking about infinite growth and start thinking about what is possible with what we know. I also appreciate the blink-and-you-miss-it suggestion that we look at how we consume. Consumerism needs to change in every way. For those who are interested, Kate Raworth's book, 'Donut Economics' has a lot of ideas that have since been further developed many of which work well. The city of Amsterdam has adopted a donut model, to measure how well each person is looked after, within the donut framework.

To have people work longer in life, we need better health care. There shouldn't be medical bankruptcies or fulltime jobs that don't pay a livable wage.

The stupidest thing about humanity is that it feels it has to always increase everything. Profits are supposed to increase more each and every year. Everybody thinks they’re supposed to have as many babies as they want. It’s a shame that human beings cannot just live sustainably, but I always have to have more and more and more .

People are less inclined to have babies when the future is uncertain. This isn't the baby boom era. Houses are way more expensive. Cars are way more expensive. Even groceries are way more expensive.

In the US we paid into social security to provide for our old age, and if it would have been invested and left alone the money would be available for retirement. But, the politicians had access to our social security, and used it for their needs not for ours.

There are too many people in this world, and very few with humanity

Who would bring a kid into this world where you can't even own a house

This trend sounds like a GOOD THING for the planet! Countries will find ways to adapt, some quicker and better than others!

Increasing the retirement age is a blunt instrument of very little value globally. What do you do with all the people who have only ever done physically demanding work? I’m also surprised that she got through her talk without putting automation and AI at centre stage. Those factors combined with a huge rethink of how corporations contribute back to society and how that contribution is distributed will be vitally important.

Humanity has a zero per cent track record for "sensible planning ahead" We will just carry on until all the oil is gone.

This feels like a disconnected HR meeting trying to convince everyone to knuckle down and keep working! "Come on guys, we're in this together!" F off

when I graduated from high school, there were 4 billion humans. There are now 8 billion humans. 4 extra billion humans in less than 1 lifetime... That's way way way too many humans.

Pure chaos: land and jobs for everyone.

Ick, sounds more like “how can we maintain capitalistic corporate growth at any cost” rather than actually rethinking a more balanced society that shares in the fruits of what our society has produced. E.g. increasing automation and AI.

Dear lord. Her solution is we work longer and compete for talent? Can we please have a non-neoliberal address this?

Isn't It great that we have less and less people? We don't have to compete for resources any more.

Robots can play a role in addressing the challenges posed by an aging population in several ways: Labor shortages: Robots can help to fill labor shortages by automating tasks that are currently performed by humans. This can be particularly helpful in industries that are struggling to find workers, such as healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture. Strained social security systems: Robots can help to reduce the strain on social security systems by increasing productivity and reducing the need for government spending on things like healthcare and long-term care. Economic challenges: Robots can help to boost the economy by creating new jobs, increasing productivity, and driving innovation. As robotics technology continues to develop, we can expect to see even more innovative ways to use robots to address the challenges of an aging population.