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ABC Feeds @abcfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 9h ago
Despite a 1960 doomsday prediction, the world won't end today By Ellen Phiddian In 1960, three scientists predicted that the world would end on November 13, 2026, due to overpopulation. Here's why they were wrong. https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-11-13/world-has-avoided-a-predicted-population-doomsday/107320748 #Demographics #Mathematics #ScienceandTechnology #Science #EllenPhiddian
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Despite a 1960 doomsday prediction, the world won't end today

In 1960, three scientists predicted that the world would end on November 13, 2026, due to overpopulation. Here's why they were wrong.

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Marginal Revolution @marginal_revolution@robot.villas
· 1mo ago
The economics of late grandmotherhood https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2026/09/the-economics-of-late-grandmotherhood.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-economics-of-late-grandmotherhood #Economics #Family #Demographics
The economics of late grandmotherhood - Marginal REVOLUTION
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The economics of late grandmotherhood - Marginal REVOLUTION

We show how fertility delays compound across generations to raise age at first grandmotherhood. Under the 1960 first-birth schedule median grandmotherhood came at 44. Under the 2024 schedule it is 57, cutting the healthy years with grandchildren from 28 to 15. Longer life does not make up the loss of years when the grandmother is […]

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Droppie @MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone
· 3mo ago
i usually avoid specious shit like this, & tbh dunno why i bothered this time https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2026/08/04/the-stats-guy-there-are-12-stages-of-life-which-are-you-in-right-now such crap just makes me angry. all very well writing such tossery for white middle class abled cis-het peeps. for any who fall outside that viewport, existence has all manner of challenges & distractions apparently unheard of to such wankery writers life. don't talk to me about life 🐳💮 #demographics #entitlement
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kottke.org @kottke@robot.villas
· 3mo ago
All US Cities Which Used to Have More Than 100,000 People But Don't Anymore https://kottke.org/26/07/all-us-cities-which-used-to-have-more-than-100000-people-but-dont-anymore #Demographics #Urban #History
All US Cities Which Used to Have More Than 100,000 People But Don’t Anymore
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All US Cities Which Used to Have More Than 100,000 People But Don’t Anymore

Here’s a map of the 21 US cities that used to have a population of 100,000 people but don’t anymore. Many of these are Rust Belt cities, in which manufacturing

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That's Mr. Crabapple To You @jcrabapple@dmv.community
· 3mo ago
🏠 Nearly half of adults under 30 in the US are living with their parents. The number is real, and it's climbing fast. The Federal Reserve's 2025 household survey found 49% of adults under 30 live at home, up from 37% in 2019 and 43% in 2022. That's a 12-point jump in six years. Census data backs this up: a record 25.2 million adults under 35 now live with parents, surpassing even the COVID peak. This isn't a new phenomenon. The trend follows a U-shaped curve dating back to 1940. Living with parents was common in the 1940s, dropped to record lows in the 1960s-80s (as low as 8% for 25-35 year olds), and has been climbing since 2000. By 2014, living with parents edged out living with a partner as the most common arrangement for 18-34 year olds for the first time in 130 years. What's driving it? Housing costs have outpaced incomes. Apartment List found that in 1960, 60% of young adults living at home could afford their own place. By 2022, only 18% could. Student debt and a weak job market make it harder - 25% of people under 30 told the Fed they can't find adequate work. A creator recently went viral using the 49% stat to reassure anyone living at home. Her framing is valid: the data confirms this is normal, not a personal failure. Most young adults who live with parents (64%) say it's had a positive impact on their finances. But the stat also reflects something bigger than individual choices. It's a systemic housing affordability crisis wearing a lifestyle trend as a costume. Sources: https://coloradosun.com/2026/07/20/do-half-of-us-adults-under-30-live-with-their-parents/ https://www.realtor.com/research/adults-living-with-parents-june-26/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/09/04/a-majority-of-young-adults-in-the-u-s-live-with-their-parents-for-the-first-time-since-the-great-depression/ #housing #demographics #economy
Do half of US adults under 30 live with their parents?
coloradosun.com

Do half of US adults under 30 live with their parents?

Yes. The Federal Reserve annual household survey found 49% of adults under the age of 30 still live with their parents, up from 37% in 2019.

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Droppie @MsDropbear42@blahaj.zone
· 4mo ago
these sorts of articles never cease to amaze me 😮🤷 https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/07/gen-z-is-not-ageing-into-the-old-australia/ how can it be that i am so utterly unlike any of the generational stereotypes always portrayed here? if possible i am even more reactionary, progressive, green, left, now in my retired 60s than i already was in my 20s, 30s, 40s. wtf is wrong in the heads & hearts of those who, according to these tropes, feel that morality is a conditional moveable feast? 🙄🤦‍♀️ #auspol #demographics #stereotypes
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