Whereas previous economic shocks such as the oil crisis of 1973 caused a temporary dip in fertility, the 2007-2008 banking meltdown was different because birth rates continued to decline even after the economy started growing again, says to Daniele Vignoli, professor of demography at the University of Florence in Italy. He believes the turbulence a decade and a half ago marks the point at which people’s uncertainty about the future began to take hold.

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    1 year ago

    “A small price to pay for salvation cyborg augs” - the cyborg in the middle of disassembling their abdomen, maybe

    I still want my off the shelf holograms, EMP grenades and pulse rifles and hoverbike tho.