South Korea has beaten its own record once again. The country has registered a new low in its already faltering birth rate. The rate for 2023 was just 0.72. This is an unprecedented number in the global community (the average for OECD countries was 1.58 in 2021).

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  • Stern
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    223 months ago

    Shocking no one, adopting Japan’s WORKWORKWORK culture negatively impacts birth rate. Surprised we arent hearing more about a SK version of Karoshi.

    • @[email protected]
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      63 months ago

      Although a heavy work culture doesn’t help, all developed nations have low birthrates. As quality of life increases, so does cost of living, and by extension, the cost of having children.

      Most developed nations import young adults from countries with low cost of living and high birth rates to offset their low birthrates. This is where South Korea and Japan are similar. Both would rather deal with population collapse than allow immigrants into the country.

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      63 months ago

      Well they have the highest suicide rates now, aside from some little Pacific islands. Much higher than Japan.

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      33 months ago

      In that case you read only the clickbait headline. The actual reason was that he was unable to show he had ever shown a shred of interest in being anti war.

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          The court made the decision based on the fact that he had never volunteered for any anti-war charities or protests, and he was unable to show any other proof he supported those causes. The PUBG issue was just a circumstantial contributing factor towards that overall argument, and not the main reason he was jailed. Had he been able to show his beliefs were sincere it would have been irrelevant. It’s just being emphasised heavily because it gets clicks and attention.

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            That ruling (or law if that’s how it’s written) is some bs. That’s like saying that in order to prove that you don’t believe in beating up homeless people you have to provide evidence that you volunteer at a homeless shelter.