Mads Larsen

So in only three generations, we will have lost 70% of the children. And that is if we in Norway are able to keep a fertility rate of 1.4. The leading experts in this field predict that the rates will just continue to decline as they have for a long time now. Not so long in Norway, but in other nations.

So in only three generations, we will have lost 70% of the children. And that is if we in Norway are able to keep a fertility rate of 1.4. The leading experts in this field predict that the rates will just continue to decline as they have for a long time now. Not so long in Norway, but in other nations.

So in only three generations, we will have lost 70% of the children. And that is if we in Norway are able to keep a fertility rate of 1.4. The leading experts in this field predict that the rates will just continue to decline as they have for a long time now. Not so long in Norway, but in other nations.

It seems to be a self-reinforcing process where as people get used to there being fewer children, even though they want more, for each generation, people want less children.

It seems to be a self-reinforcing process where as people get used to there being fewer children, even though they want more, for each generation, people want less children.

It seems to be a self-reinforcing process where as people get used to there being fewer children, even though they want more, for each generation, people want less children.

So if our fertility rate keeps falling, for instance, down to South Korea's level of 0.7, then in three generations, 100 people in generational sizes reduced to just four, and in the next generation, one, which means countries will be empty. And that is a very real existential threat. that experts and populations have not so far wanted to take seriously.

So if our fertility rate keeps falling, for instance, down to South Korea's level of 0.7, then in three generations, 100 people in generational sizes reduced to just four, and in the next generation, one, which means countries will be empty. And that is a very real existential threat. that experts and populations have not so far wanted to take seriously.

So if our fertility rate keeps falling, for instance, down to South Korea's level of 0.7, then in three generations, 100 people in generational sizes reduced to just four, and in the next generation, one, which means countries will be empty. And that is a very real existential threat. that experts and populations have not so far wanted to take seriously.

That's what I tried earlier this year by spurring this debate in Norway. People weren't ready for it, but it is moving along and people are contributing. With time, I think people will accept that this is an existential threat, perhaps the greatest challenge of our era. Then we perhaps can start experimenting with ways to find a way to motivate people to reproduce again.

That's what I tried earlier this year by spurring this debate in Norway. People weren't ready for it, but it is moving along and people are contributing. With time, I think people will accept that this is an existential threat, perhaps the greatest challenge of our era. Then we perhaps can start experimenting with ways to find a way to motivate people to reproduce again.

That's what I tried earlier this year by spurring this debate in Norway. People weren't ready for it, but it is moving along and people are contributing. With time, I think people will accept that this is an existential threat, perhaps the greatest challenge of our era. Then we perhaps can start experimenting with ways to find a way to motivate people to reproduce again.

Yeah, absolutely. A few weeks ago in Norway, we had this big controversy because up north, they had to shut down a school and people were very unhappy. If every generation, you lose a third of your generational size, there's going to be a lot of schools shut down. And then when they grow up, there won't be enough people to step into the jobs that exist.

Yeah, absolutely. A few weeks ago in Norway, we had this big controversy because up north, they had to shut down a school and people were very unhappy. If every generation, you lose a third of your generational size, there's going to be a lot of schools shut down. And then when they grow up, there won't be enough people to step into the jobs that exist.

Yeah, absolutely. A few weeks ago in Norway, we had this big controversy because up north, they had to shut down a school and people were very unhappy. If every generation, you lose a third of your generational size, there's going to be a lot of schools shut down. And then when they grow up, there won't be enough people to step into the jobs that exist.

And this, across time, will age the population drastically. You can imagine, look at a situation like South Korea's, where in three generations, you'll go from 100 to four people. Who's going to keep society running? You're just going to have a bunch of really, really old people. And this will also change cultural psychology. We've been very fortunate since World War II with a growing economy.

And this, across time, will age the population drastically. You can imagine, look at a situation like South Korea's, where in three generations, you'll go from 100 to four people. Who's going to keep society running? You're just going to have a bunch of really, really old people. And this will also change cultural psychology. We've been very fortunate since World War II with a growing economy.

And this, across time, will age the population drastically. You can imagine, look at a situation like South Korea's, where in three generations, you'll go from 100 to four people. Who's going to keep society running? You're just going to have a bunch of really, really old people. And this will also change cultural psychology. We've been very fortunate since World War II with a growing economy.

When we start to have to fight, when we have negative growth or stall growth, we're going to be fighting over a shrinking pie. And our species tends to get quite unpleasant in those situations. Also, you would think this has some interesting connections on several levels with the climate crisis.

When we start to have to fight, when we have negative growth or stall growth, we're going to be fighting over a shrinking pie. And our species tends to get quite unpleasant in those situations. Also, you would think this has some interesting connections on several levels with the climate crisis.