Investor interest in the Japanese economy is increasing globally, due to expectations of an end to deflation. Here we summarize the major events that led to a decades-long deflationary spiral.
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I’m not surprised at all
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Is our understanding of life on Earth really that our population would just grow uninterrupted into eternity? A maximum sustainable population allowed by the environment is a foundational concept in biology, yet somehow we don’t find that applicable to our own species. Instead, we suck the planet of its resources, destroy its natural environments, and irreparably alter its climate, expecting our population growth to never slow down even as we very clearly approach the planet’s carrying capacity. We do not exist separate from our biology and planetary ecosystem, and if anyone is surprised by slowing population growth rates, they need to be brought back to reality: we are biological organisms bounded by biological laws.
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Deportations and people not having kids. I’m so *very* surprised.
Not a bad thing lol
His idiot supporters think this is a good thing.
A “moon shot” effort to increase birth rates is somehow more palatable than increasing the quality of life of the population.
With the level of uncertainty why would anyone have children.
Japan went into a 30 year recession when its population shrunk.
[https://www.nomuraconnects.com/focused-thinking-posts/japans-three-lost-decades-escaping-deflation/](https://www.nomuraconnects.com/focused-thinking-posts/japans-three-lost-decades-escaping-deflation/)
# Japan’s Three Lost Decades – Escaping Deflation
Investor interest in the Japanese economy is increasing globally, due to expectations of an end to deflation. Here we summarize the major events that led to a decades-long deflationary spiral.
I’m not surprised at all
Is our understanding of life on Earth really that our population would just grow uninterrupted into eternity? A maximum sustainable population allowed by the environment is a foundational concept in biology, yet somehow we don’t find that applicable to our own species. Instead, we suck the planet of its resources, destroy its natural environments, and irreparably alter its climate, expecting our population growth to never slow down even as we very clearly approach the planet’s carrying capacity. We do not exist separate from our biology and planetary ecosystem, and if anyone is surprised by slowing population growth rates, they need to be brought back to reality: we are biological organisms bounded by biological laws.