tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682055291318300848.comments2022-12-05T09:29:45.869-05:00the demographic FATE of intelligent speciesNguyen Ba Thanhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14764328464233306502noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682055291318300848.post-2308392211241131062022-08-14T23:33:03.990-04:002022-08-14T23:33:03.990-04:00I read an article on the Washington Post, "Ch...I read an article on the Washington Post, "China's Demographics Spell Decline NOT Domination" by Niall Ferguson (Aug. 14, 2022). <br />I commented: Maybe the problem is bigger than China, the USA, or Planet Earth. Read The Demogra-fate Hypothesis by Nguyen Ba Thanh. As technology advances, people on Earth, as well as little green people on another planet, buy into the consumer society and prefer fun to making babies. That's why we have not heard from ET yet. A short, interesting book!Michael J. Sloboda, MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948111952550638001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682055291318300848.post-13366064908925336672022-07-29T22:27:11.222-04:002022-07-29T22:27:11.222-04:00When I arrived in Hong Kong, I heard a joke: "...When I arrived in Hong Kong, I heard a joke: "In Hong Kong, the most effective form of birth control is high rent." Thirty years later, that joke is still not funny, and this city is aging rapidly.Michael J. Sloboda, MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948111952550638001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682055291318300848.post-37667627175029609542022-06-16T07:30:28.101-04:002022-06-16T07:30:28.101-04:00I read your sobering book. China is now trying to ...I read your sobering book. China is now trying to raise its birthrate to prevent an aging society. Within 10 years, we will see how hard they push and how much success they will have.Michael J. Sloboda, MMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03948111952550638001noreply@blogger.com