I noted down over a dozen topics that I wanted to write articles about. Then I realized this would result in anecdotal ranting unless I compiled data to prove my points.
So I'll just slowly dump a summary of these "hot takes" on Nostr instead:
Discussion
I can't understand why people think declining birthrate/population is a problem. What difference does it make if you live on a planet with 5 billion people vs 10 billion people?
People are often more worried about how it affects demographics; if e.g. half the population is above 60 or whatever.
This just pushes the question further away: What difference does it make if the average age of the population is 35 years instead of 45 years?
The balance between producers and consumers in society, basically. Imagine a fishing village with 99 people too old to go out and fish, and 1 person who could. Obviously these imbalances correct themselves, eventually, but the transition can be unpleasant.
This is the mal-investment the US should be most concerned about.
We have created an industry of financial derivative jobs that are not productive to human progress.
Productive jobs should be incentivized.
More people = more ideas = more wealth.
An aging individual has statistically less ideas = less money
More people in Bitcoin = more network effect = more wealth.
So, we could say interest in population numbers has organic causes
I also don't get why people fear a "overpopulation problem"
Fiat is a ponzi. Need demographics to be pyramid shaped or it crumbles. Bitcoin partially fixes this
It's a problem for the fiat debt ponzi system
No real difference, it is just about economy.
Every person that lives through voluntary exchange (not state members) is helping with the progress. The more useful people exist the better.
Hot take #2:
As a libertarian, I would voluntarily fund the use of military force against scam call factories in India. Literally drop a bomb on the office and kill all the parasites inside.
Hot take #3:
Convincing normies to pay with Bitcoin instead of credit cards is hard. Credit cards allow you to dispute payments if you were scammed, spend money you haven't earned yet, and get 1%+ cash back on your purchases.
Merchants demanding Bitcoin has been and will be the driver of adoption.