Korean society is not American society. Even when I was there as a missionary 20 years ago the cost was astronomical

Jul 4, 2024
10:28:39am

Bert609 Truly Addicted User

Having 2-3 kids there is not like 2-3 here. I knew members who did have 2 or 3 and it was an incredible sacrifice and stress.

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South Korea’s fertility rate is now 0.68, probably the lowest in history, for

Japan Coug

Jul 4, 12:45am

I think it’s painful living there. It’s also the only rich country that has lots

Genghis Spreads

Jul 4, 1:33am

Aren't there something like a million Canadians here?

DubuMfalme

Jul 4, 7:20am

Are those Canadian visa overstays officially tallied?

Genghis Spreads

Jul 4, 9:48am

Are Canadians rich?

Bert609

Jul 4, 10:24am

They'll follow EU's solution of bringing in Middle East migrants.

Ripliancum

Jul 4, 10:59am

Doubtful. Koreans are pretty xenophobic.

DubuMfalme

Jul 4, 11:06am

They’re racist against Southeast Asians the most

Genghis Spreads

Jul 4, 5:43pm

Yes, they are committing national suicide slowly. Lots of reasons...

Koreacoug

Jul 4, 2:31am

You left off pornography and video games.

dYrtbYkerYder

Jul 4, 5:19am

A big thing is the pressure to get ahead and cost of education

novacoug1

Jul 4, 7:34am

As a non-Korean who has spent quite a bit of time there on business

Socrates Johnson

Jul 5, 9:17pm

Have a South Korean family in my stake. They are great people

RevolutionDeathsquad

Jul 6, 11:12am

It only takes one generation (about 25 years) to decimate a population

Bobber

Jul 4, 5:51am

This happened to China w/their 1 child policy

jlhazlewood

Jul 4, 8:20am

An interesting and unintended consequence of the 1-child policy is people became

Dr MoBYU

Jul 4, 9:44am

Happening in Japan, especially rural areas, already (lots of empty houses)

NYC and Japan

Jul 4, 3:41pm

This seems to be more driven by the decline in importance of farming &

Japan Coug

Jul 4, 4:00pm

Japan also has basically free houses in rural area and can’t give them away

NYC and Japan

Jul 4, 5:22pm

I guess this means North Korea is best Korea after all

jrifkin48

Jul 4, 7:01am

Most, if not all so-called Western countries are below the replenishment rate.

Everyman

Jul 4, 7:18am

Huge problem that people need to wake up to, and not just limited to the West

BR549

Jul 4, 7:32am

Which is easily fixed with migration.

jrifkin48

Jul 4, 10:17am

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JupiterJones

Jul 4, 7:33am

Right, and all those rates, while low, are much higher than South Korea’s. Their

Japan Coug

Jul 4, 11:36am

Population by Country in the past and future

JupiterJones

Jul 4, 7:36am

Anything below 2.06-2.07 is slow suicide. Nearly every country in East Asia...

Trappist1F

Jul 4, 7:44am

The countries you named have rates that are about double South Korea’s. Their

Japan Coug

Jul 4, 11:33am

South Korea is currently the most extreme demographic collapse on the planet...

Trappist1F

Jul 8, 12:37pm

My little bro and his wife are tryna help. 2 kids so far. And a 3rd coming today

sammyh72

Jul 4, 7:48am

I don’t really buy the cost too much reasoning. Most people my age who can

Pepe

Jul 4, 7:49am

^ Has never lived in Korea^

Wingnut

Jul 4, 8:54am

Korean society is not American society. Even when I was there as a missionary 20 years ago the cost was astronomical

Bert609

Jul 4, 10:28am

I'm sure this doesn't help

machete

Jul 4, 7:55am

interesting article!

runnincoug

Jul 4, 12:18pm

My third child was born in Seoul. I did my part!

Honkietrizzle

Jul 4, 9:11am

The damage has probably been done too. Even if they had tons of kids now it’s

sunjieming

Jul 4, 9:47am

I don't think they can recover

Spiff

Jul 4, 9:57am

Interesting video on this:

Spiff

Jul 4, 10:31am

That is such a terrifying cycle, they are going to have to go all in on ai and

Pepe

Jul 4, 11:22am

And they need to figure out how to attract immigrants.

Japan Coug

Jul 4, 11:30am

Most Koreans don't want to "attract immigrants".

Trappist1F

Jul 8, 1:31pm

This isn't a South Korea problem, it's a world problem. South Korea is just way ahead of the curve

Indy Coug

Jul 4, 10:48am

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Pepe

Jul 4, 11:20am

It is a global problem, but they are an outlier anyway. Their fertility rate has

Japan Coug

Jul 4, 11:24am

One of the problems is the many women with good jobs who miss their high

Ripliancum

Jul 4, 11:37am

Here’s a good stat:

cugrz84

Jul 4, 11:41am

I heard my friends dad tell him "If you ain't got a family you ain't got "poop".

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