Quote from: RE on Aug 09, 2026, 09:43 PMQuote from: TDoS on Aug 09, 2026, 02:39 PMA country with a decreasing birthrate can EASILY create the illusion of a population decrease without any doom anywhere.
The empty homes are not an illusion.
Never said they were. Said that COUNTRY LEVEL depopulation has been happening for more than a decade in a fully industrialized country and it sure ain't anything like what has been claimed of "collapse".
Why cheapen the very idea of collapse? I get it you've been waiting like at least 2 decades for something to happen, and there are some good indications of potential floating around, but latching onto a loser like this one?
Just....waiting so long to scratch that itch that you take any bait offered?