Comments on: Women as “Child-Bearing Machines” http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:31:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Michael http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-7270 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:09:43 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-7270 Maybe a touch harsh on Hakuo Yanagisawa, Japan is in an impossible situation, very similar to what Italy is going through at the moment. Declining population and increasing internal migration to the big city. So smaller towns are rapidly dying. Traditional customs, arts and trades are dying out in both countries. Italy's problem is a bit worse because of being the home to 2nd largest immigrant population after the US as well as the 2nd largest illegal alien population after the US. So not only are traditions being lost but the culture is being usurped by outsiders who have no respect or appreciation for the generous nation they live in. I think Italy is past the breaking point but there is still hope for Japan if the nation pulls together and there are some signs of it here and there. I think more than anything Yanagisawa was caught in a moment of exacerbated frustration. Maybe a touch harsh on Hakuo Yanagisawa, Japan is in an impossible situation, very similar to what Italy is going through at the moment. Declining population and increasing internal migration to the big city. So smaller towns are rapidly dying. Traditional customs, arts and trades are dying out in both countries. Italy’s problem is a bit worse because of being the home to 2nd largest immigrant population after the US as well as the 2nd largest illegal alien population after the US. So not only are traditions being lost but the culture is being usurped by outsiders who have no respect or appreciation for the generous nation they live in. I think Italy is past the breaking point but there is still hope for Japan if the nation pulls together and there are some signs of it here and there. I think more than anything Yanagisawa was caught in a moment of exacerbated frustration.

]]> by: Sam http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3222 Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:00:56 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3222 I feel a bit sorry for him. Certainly it was foolish to make, but I don't think it was intended in a chauvanistic manner. Replacement rate is about 1.8 children per couple, from what I understand. I feel a bit sorry for him. Certainly it was foolish to make, but I don’t think it was intended in a chauvanistic manner.

Replacement rate is about 1.8 children per couple, from what I understand.

]]> by: Jeffrey Friedl http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3217 Sun, 04 Feb 2007 01:28:12 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3217 Anonymous, This is not really the place for this discussion, but FWIW, your calculations seem to have forgotten about "death." However, as for why a decreasing birthrate is of a concern, they need a larger younger generation to support the large baby-boomer clump of aging older generations. Anonymous,
This is not really the place for this discussion, but FWIW, your calculations seem to have forgotten about “death.”

However, as for why a decreasing birthrate is of a concern, they need a larger younger generation to support the large baby-boomer clump of aging older generations.

]]> by: Anonymous http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3216 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 19:33:58 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3216 Is it somehow *bad* that the birthrate is decreasing? Since the amount of space here on earth is limited, it seems that we actually want it to decrease less we become overcrowed. I mean -- lets say there are 1,000,000 individuals (pulling number from midair). If the birthrate is 1.4 or so, that would give us 1,400,000 individuals in the next generation. Given a 1.4 birthrate again would almost double our original million people. A decreasing birthrate would lead to a consistent population -- much easier on the environment than say doubling our population every 2 generations... But than again, I like my space... Is it somehow *bad* that the birthrate is decreasing? Since the amount of space here on earth is limited, it seems that we actually want it to decrease less we become overcrowed.

I mean — lets say there are 1,000,000 individuals (pulling number from midair). If the birthrate is 1.4 or so, that would give us 1,400,000 individuals in the next generation. Given a 1.4 birthrate again would almost double our original million people.

A decreasing birthrate would lead to a consistent population — much easier on the environment than say doubling our population every 2 generations… But than again, I like my space…

]]> by: Marcina http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3208 Sat, 03 Feb 2007 02:12:40 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-02-02/380#comment-3208 Hmmmm. Perhaps the birthrate would increase a bit if a number of the child bearing machines *WEREN'T* fixed. I mean, my dog is fixed, and there haven’t been any signs of puppies yet. Hmmmm. Perhaps the birthrate would increase a bit if a number of the child bearing machines *WEREN’T* fixed. I mean, my dog is fixed, and there haven’t been any signs of puppies yet.

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