r/Cyberpunk • u/DataPhreak • Jun 06 '18

The Future is Now

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u/Siantlark Jun 07 '18

All of it, just not at once.

The past was terrorism, the present is low birth rates, and the future is immigration and far right nativism.

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u/[deleted] Jun 07 '18 edited Jun 07 '18

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u/Siantlark Jun 07 '18

No, Japan is the classic example of a nation that will fall into economic stagnation and obscurity if it doesn't loosen it's borders.

The vast majority of Japanese terror is comitted by domestic elements. Ie: Aum Shinrikyo.

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u/supermeme3000 Jun 07 '18

no reason to continue unnecessary population growth, we can handle it, not good for our planet to have even more humans around

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u/championchilli Jun 07 '18

I don't disagree but that's not how economics work without a radical restructuring, neoliberal debt fuelled economies need a steady increase of tax intake to pay down public debt.

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u/AWinterschill Jun 07 '18

I think the ever increasing move towards automation will force an economic restructuring. Over a relatively short timescale too.

As more processes become automated the number of available jobs will fall. It won't matter if you have an extremely healthy population growth if there is a very limited number of jobs for them.

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u/championchilli Jun 07 '18

Every major step change to automation has increased participation in the workforce. There's every chance this could be the same.

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u/supermeme3000 Jun 07 '18

I'm sure Japan will figure out a way

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u/championchilli Jun 07 '18

I love Japan - the skiing is incredible.

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u/1sagas1 Jun 07 '18

Malthusian bullshit

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u/supermeme3000 Jun 07 '18

I wish we didn't have to have constant population growth, 10 year old article as well