Demographics: No one rides a bike to school anymore
As kids, we rode our bikes to school – and everywhere else. I continued to ride to college and my work, all the way up to about age 30 (then…
Demographics, Economy: Gen Z doing better than media doomerism implies
Gen Z income doing better than prior generations, contrary to the constant doom and gloom in the media.
Demographics: Smaller families
Everyone blames current economic scenarios for the fertility rate decline - but the decline has been underway for a century.
Education Demographics: 1 in 3 college students are immigrants or children of immigrants
nearly 30 percent of all students enrolled in colleges and universities in 2018, hailed from immigrant families, up from 20 percent in 2000. …. These students, most of them nonwhite,…
Demographics: Fertility rates by country
75% of the world’s population lives in countries with fertility rates below 2.1 (and some think 2.2 is now the real figure for steady state populations)
Economy, Demographics: Gen Z employment opportunities look to be very good
Contrary to the doom and gloom, Gen Z employment options look to be the best ever, moving forward, thanks to the demographic collapse.
Demographics: Seattle may close 1/4th of their elementary schools
Seattle Schools OKs proposal that could close 20 elementary schools | The Seattle Times This is partially due to the demographic decline, but also due to incompetent school district financial…
Economy: Real estate prices
Interesting perspective on incomes versus home prices - will home prices collapse or incomes climb?
Demographics: Concerns over declining fertility rate is a “far right” issue
Concern over declining fertility rates is a far right, Christian fundamentalist, racist, anti-woke effort of bigots, says this report.