“The worst life for a dog? Fed but neglected. Mammals live on love, not pellets of kibble.”
I can explain this in DISC terms, but the matter is plain on the surface: Given a choice, more risk-averse people will tend to defer reproduction, often beyond the point-of-no-return. Raise the risks, as we did all last year, and childbirth plummets. Chip away at the rewards for being alive, as we have been doing since Marx and before – and childbirth plummets decade-by-decade. The Times should have a look at the corresponding demographic disaster at the other end of life.
Life could be a dream, we are exhorted, if only it were a machine. But inside the machine, you’re either a gear or a gum-ball. Surprisingly only to parasites and predators – given a choice, no one wants to live like that.
In other news:
CNBC: Robert Shiller: ‘Wild west’ mentality is gripping housing, stocks and crypto.
CBS News: The Great Reshuffling: How the real estate market exploded. CTRL-F: ‘riot’; not found.
National Review: Austin’s Revolt against a Homelessness Surge.
Fox News: St. Louis’ murder rate, already highest in US, soared last year; mayor vows to defund the police.
Heather Mac Donald: The Revolution Comes to Juilliard: Racial hysteria is consuming the school; unchecked, it will consume the art.
American Thinker: No Race Has Ever Done More for Another Race than White Americans Have Done for Black Americans. A fun read, and precisely the conversation on race no one wants to have. If this article is not buried, beware of exploding heads.
Issues and Insights: The Population Dud: Paul Ehrlich, Call Your Office.
