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Economic worries are prompting young Europeans to delay or forgo parenthood (ec.europa.eu)
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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You know that passing wish for the future to come as a kid when you first saw a cyberpunk movie or show?

The cyberpunk future is here

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago

The cyberpunk future is here

The term "boring dystopia" is a very apt description.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

All of thr dystopia, none of the cool tech or aesthetics. Where's the bands of cyborg augmented jacked-in cyberpunks on hoverbikes? Where's the holograms and cyberdecks and the Net? Where's the robotic power armor and edgy neon and sleek titanium and carbon fiber? If we're gonna go full dystopia at least give us the aestherics for crying out loud!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Dude, think about it for a moment. Even if they come up with all that cool stuff, are you sure you wanna plug that shit into your body?

It's hilarious how I grew up loving cyberpunk like Ghost in the Shell. Thought I'd want to be a cool cyborg. Nope, I'm like Togusa, the dude with no cybernetics and refusing to get any.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

B-but holograms though.

Nah I get it, I wouldn't plug corpo augs and decks into myself either. But you'll recall that in the stories, the punks also just made their own, 3d printed or cracked and rooted, running self-made FOSS they downloaded from the Net. We're kinda living that future with Linux, F-droid, 3d printers and all the rest, but still, none of the aesthetics. No holograms or hoverbikes makes me sad.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

running self-made FOSS they downloaded from the Net.

That's just a different flavour of yolo. All fun and games until you break the firmware for your bowel functions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 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.