Demographics Expert Answers Population Questions - Tech Support - WIRED
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Date: 2024-12-11
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wired
I'm following world population for a few years now, and only thing I hope for is that it will start declining sooner and faster. When i hear someone like musk telling me there should be more consumers, it's just confirmation that even now we are definitely overpopulated. Why do we want population growth To bring more destruction to a planet with limited resources To make even more species go extinct Soon we and farm animals will be only remaining species on this earth, in completely unnatural environment and completely alone after we dominated and kill everything else. Stop having multiple children. Leave room for nature. Leave room for other life forms as well.
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I'm following world population for a few years now, and only thing I hope for is that it will start declining sooner and faster. When i hear someone like musk telling me there should be more consumers, it's just confirmation that even now we are definitely overpopulated. Why do we want population growth To bring more destruction to a planet with limited resources To make even more species go extinct Soon we and farm animals will be only remaining species on this earth, in completely unnatural environment and completely alone after we dominated and kill everything else. Stop having multiple children. Leave room for nature. Leave room for other life forms as well.
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graffffik
12: 00 Actually shortly after the year 1900 we almost had a human extinction level event, this is primarily why we survived.
Virtually all fertile top-soil was destroyed, or used up. There was not enough literal manure on the planet to feed the billions soon to be born.
A synthetic alternative was developed (I forget the exact method used) Of which would create synthetic nutrients in the soil to grow plants without it, we would have used 100% of all potable soil soon. No Potable soil = no crops = no grazing animals. Thank the gawd call scientists, not Gawd we survived
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12: 00 Actually shortly after the year 1900 we almost had a human extinction level event, this is primarily why we survived.
Virtually all fertile top-soil was destroyed, or used up. There was not enough literal manure on the planet to feed the billions soon to be born.
A synthetic alternative was developed (I forget the exact method used) Of which would create synthetic nutrients in the soil to grow plants without it, we would have used 100% of all potable soil soon. No Potable soil = no crops = no grazing animals. Thank the gawd call scientists, not Gawd we survived
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wired
Very educational and clear.
A few blind spots.
1. Environmental impacts of population (e. g. climate change) need to be mentioned.
2. Probability of external factors impacting population trends. Expert pointed out the dramatic population growth in last two centuries. It is possible or even likely that current trends will change as clinate makes life much more precarious. Not to mention nuclear war.
3. Jump in population corresponds to increasing use of fossil fuels, which multiplies the amount of energy available.
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Very educational and clear.
A few blind spots.
1. Environmental impacts of population (e. g. climate change) need to be mentioned.
2. Probability of external factors impacting population trends. Expert pointed out the dramatic population growth in last two centuries. It is possible or even likely that current trends will change as clinate makes life much more precarious. Not to mention nuclear war.
3. Jump in population corresponds to increasing use of fossil fuels, which multiplies the amount of energy available.
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galzajc1257
nice vid and stats! but i think some things won't go that way. i think most likely we'll have superintelligence in a few years and that changes everything. it will hopefully solve longevity research, making us immoral, which is GREAT. so at the end of the day 1 or 2 child policy might be the only option. i know this comment will get massively downvoted and end up on the bottom of the comment section, cause people think i'm crazy. we'll see what happens in 10 years, i strongly hope my guess is right
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nice vid and stats! but i think some things won't go that way. i think most likely we'll have superintelligence in a few years and that changes everything. it will hopefully solve longevity research, making us immoral, which is GREAT. so at the end of the day 1 or 2 child policy might be the only option. i know this comment will get massively downvoted and end up on the bottom of the comment section, cause people think i'm crazy. we'll see what happens in 10 years, i strongly hope my guess is right
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indrinita
Testosterone is an inflammatory chemical on the human body and a lot of people don't know that it is one of the reasons that males have a lower life expectancy because of it. Obviously males have more testosterone than women. It’s also one of the reasons why more male infants are born than female infants, to partially counteract that biological fact. It’s one of the mechanisms that evolution came up with to give males a fighting chance to be at least 50% of the population at reproductive ages.
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Testosterone is an inflammatory chemical on the human body and a lot of people don't know that it is one of the reasons that males have a lower life expectancy because of it. Obviously males have more testosterone than women. It’s also one of the reasons why more male infants are born than female infants, to partially counteract that biological fact. It’s one of the mechanisms that evolution came up with to give males a fighting chance to be at least 50% of the population at reproductive ages.
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86fifty
Not the best expert I've seen so far - she doesn't explain basic concepts in plain English like other hosts have. Edit - for example, around 9 minutes, she doesn't explain the bit about 'national security' or what exactly she means by 'economic vitality'. Also, she uses 'life expectancy' as a measurement without removing under-5 infant mortality rates, which leads to the common myth of nobody ever lived past 42 until 1900.
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Not the best expert I've seen so far - she doesn't explain basic concepts in plain English like other hosts have. Edit - for example, around 9 minutes, she doesn't explain the bit about 'national security' or what exactly she means by 'economic vitality'. Also, she uses 'life expectancy' as a measurement without removing under-5 infant mortality rates, which leads to the common myth of nobody ever lived past 42 until 1900.
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kckprince
Honestly, I wouldn't mind moving to a desolated city here in US. I understand that the economy is a huge issue. My thing is that if the State Government finances me and a few others to jump start the city, things may just become productive. My only thing is as long as it's not a sundown town or depopulated by supernatural reasons!
A city where it's stress-free and not problematic, talk about paradise!
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Honestly, I wouldn't mind moving to a desolated city here in US. I understand that the economy is a huge issue. My thing is that if the State Government finances me and a few others to jump start the city, things may just become productive. My only thing is as long as it's not a sundown town or depopulated by supernatural reasons!
A city where it's stress-free and not problematic, talk about paradise!
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jpe1
It’s silly to talk about red states, or blue states like that’s some kind of innate or inherent trait. I remember when CNN election maps labeled states like Mississippi and Alabama in blue, and states like California and New York in red (1996 for sure, and 2000 as well, if memory serves)
It’s just a choice that TV news graphics people make, it’s completely arbitrary.
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It’s silly to talk about red states, or blue states like that’s some kind of innate or inherent trait. I remember when CNN election maps labeled states like Mississippi and Alabama in blue, and states like California and New York in red (1996 for sure, and 2000 as well, if memory serves)
It’s just a choice that TV news graphics people make, it’s completely arbitrary.
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12thDecember
Great video and engaging presenter! The study of demographics is far more interesting than what we're generally led to believe. Why don't they introduce careers like this to high school students and give them a wider range of potential professions to consider Seems like a great combination of studying people and numbers and the relationship(s) between them.
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Great video and engaging presenter! The study of demographics is far more interesting than what we're generally led to believe. Why don't they introduce careers like this to high school students and give them a wider range of potential professions to consider Seems like a great combination of studying people and numbers and the relationship(s) between them.
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johnsmith-jk9ol
She calls Maine the most rural state but i question how she's defining rural as Maine has a little over double the population of Wyoming but that population is in only about a third of Wyoming's land area
So Maine has a much greater population density
I would consider Alaska to be the most rural state anyways
So few people for so much land
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She calls Maine the most rural state but i question how she's defining rural as Maine has a little over double the population of Wyoming but that population is in only about a third of Wyoming's land area
So Maine has a much greater population density
I would consider Alaska to be the most rural state anyways
So few people for so much land
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sunnywhether
I was unlawfully arrested and detained for 11 days in the poorest area you mentioned in Louisiana. If it wasn’t for that jail, I doubt they’d make any money. They dropped my charges after 2 years when the statute of limitations was up. Sheriffs department there is not to be trusted with anything. Don’t stop there.
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I was unlawfully arrested and detained for 11 days in the poorest area you mentioned in Louisiana. If it wasn’t for that jail, I doubt they’d make any money. They dropped my charges after 2 years when the statute of limitations was up. Sheriffs department there is not to be trusted with anything. Don’t stop there.
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MysterySteve
About the adults/children ratio on Earth, while obviously there's a lot more factors than this to consider, the average lifespan has adulthood taking up the vast majority of that time. Childhood doesn't expand past 18, but you tend live as long as you can past that point and hopefully more than triple it
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About the adults/children ratio on Earth, while obviously there's a lot more factors than this to consider, the average lifespan has adulthood taking up the vast majority of that time. Childhood doesn't expand past 18, but you tend live as long as you can past that point and hopefully more than triple it
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abstract5249
24: 34 Took me a while to understand this, but here's what she's saying, paraphrased: Cohorts of women of reproductive age are larger today than cohorts of women of reproductive age in past, but women of reproductive age in the past had a higher fertility rate than women of reproductive age today.
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24: 34 Took me a while to understand this, but here's what she's saying, paraphrased: Cohorts of women of reproductive age are larger today than cohorts of women of reproductive age in past, but women of reproductive age in the past had a higher fertility rate than women of reproductive age today.
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justinkoenig1706
As an actuary I’ll say that her point about men doing more dangerous jobs is true, however, the mortality tables show worse mortality for men in every year of life, including in retirement years. I suspect it has to do with testosterone most of all, followed by smoking and eating.
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As an actuary I’ll say that her point about men doing more dangerous jobs is true, however, the mortality tables show worse mortality for men in every year of life, including in retirement years. I suspect it has to do with testosterone most of all, followed by smoking and eating.
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kevinfield2162
Can we just take a moment to applaud Japan They have somehow shown the discipline to control their birth rates just so that their age disposition chart resembles a traditional Japanese building. The level of control they have is mind boggling! That said, really great video.
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Can we just take a moment to applaud Japan They have somehow shown the discipline to control their birth rates just so that their age disposition chart resembles a traditional Japanese building. The level of control they have is mind boggling! That said, really great video.
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simashakeri95
never been this early before! this was a really interesting video - i feel like discussion of demographic trends is really important but it often descends into straight racism and conspiracy theories so it's cool to actually hear an expert talk about it normally.
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never been this early before! this was a really interesting video - i feel like discussion of demographic trends is really important but it often descends into straight racism and conspiracy theories so it's cool to actually hear an expert talk about it normally.
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viewer_007
As an Indian, I have this question about American demographic data. Why is Indian-American and Asian-American separately calculated India is the largest Asian country by population and 2nd largest Asian country by land mass. This doesn't make sense.
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As an Indian, I have this question about American demographic data. Why is Indian-American and Asian-American separately calculated India is the largest Asian country by population and 2nd largest Asian country by land mass. This doesn't make sense.
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imacg5
1: 43 This is more important for everyone to understand US politics than you'd assume. It's more of a rural vs urban situation than any other perspective.
In fact, urbanization is the essence of modernization, aka how capitalism defeated feudalism.
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1: 43 This is more important for everyone to understand US politics than you'd assume. It's more of a rural vs urban situation than any other perspective.
In fact, urbanization is the essence of modernization, aka how capitalism defeated feudalism.
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meteorhero526
You hear every stat she brings up and it ties directly to a policy or political insight. For example, it's not difficult to see that the US is messed up for a very specific reason - access to healthcare and healthcare affordability.
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You hear every stat she brings up and it ties directly to a policy or political insight. For example, it's not difficult to see that the US is messed up for a very specific reason - access to healthcare and healthcare affordability.
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kimberlypikaart380
Great video! Just want to point out that the photo used for Detroit is of Michigan Central Station, which has been completely renovated by Ford Motor Company and reopened this year, so it doesn’t look like that anymore.
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Great video! Just want to point out that the photo used for Detroit is of Michigan Central Station, which has been completely renovated by Ford Motor Company and reopened this year, so it doesn’t look like that anymore.
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