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.
Education: College enrollment down by -15% over past ten years
College enrollment is down by about 15% over the past 10+ years.
Education: “Gap years”
"Gap years" after high school or college is supposedly the big new thing. Except it's not, and it mostly applies to the affluent.
Housing: Tiny Homes?
"Tiny homes" is a very tiny market, even when defining a "tiny" home as up to 600 sq ft in size.
Economy: Lots of stories that Gen Z has it awful
Except there’s this: Generation Z is unprecedentedly rich (economist.com) And this: Don’t feel too sorry for Gen Z — they’re outpacing boomers on income and millennials on home ownership (msn.com)…
Demographics: U.S. fertility rate falls to 1.62
U.S. fertility rate falls to 1.62. Population replacement level is 2.1. This has HUGE ramifications for our future.