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- South Korea's president says he wants to set up a new ministry to help boost a record-low birth rate, calling it a national emergency.
It's already the lowest in the world and it plunged another eight percent last year, despite state spending on family-friendly policies.
Experts predict if it doesn't improve, South Korea's population will halve by the end of the century.
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No time, no money, no jobs, no work life balance, poor compensation, poor quality of life for kids, and pathetic maternity benefits. Such a mystery.
You forgot the biggest, no respect for women
You forgot expensive, small housing, and too expensive to get married, and the belief that egg freezing works more than a third of the time. "One or two" problems for the new minister to sort out.
Nah materialism and selfishness. Koreans during the Korean war were dirt poor but we're having x6 times more children.
That’s why I chose not to have children.
Many countries face these and other challenges, and yet continue to have kids. So it's not the full story.
The wolves are upset that the sheep aren't reproducing!
Exactly
You very right sir! This proving why the China will be defeated by Bharat in future because we have many more babies than they! Jai Hind!
Who's the wolf? Germany or Men?
@@patrickstar686 corporations
@@patrickstar686 the Korean elite
People that can't afford houses won't feel like they are in a place to have babies. Too much real-estate greed. Causes high stress and insecurity.
The people who own houses still don't plan to have children in Korea. It's more about me me mentality. My hobby, my time, my career etc
Best indicator that's something wrong in the society. South Korea has also very high suicidal rate, something that makes you think of...
1 side you have this while other side with large populated nations of USA, China, India, etc, huge population faces challenges with underemployment and unemployment. Mass Automation knocked that out where Automation began 1000s of Years Ago including Waterwheel Technology of 2000 Years back.
South Korean Population Even if goes down by Half its Population by Turn of the Century will Still Have Higher Original Population than Many of the European Nations, Canada, Australia, etc that are Getting Replaced by Asians because the Original European Population has been Lower than Asian Population where Original Europeans are becoming Minority thanks to Ageing and Lower Births too (Suicidal Rates are Highest in Larger Populated Nations)
Don't get me wrong, I admire the development path Korea has had but at the same time I think it's important to consider what price you're willing to pay for never'ending growth.
Where this extremely materialistic way of thinking can lead can be seen in sometime decadent and dehumanized societies like in the US.
In my observation, the Scandinavian countries are the most successful in establishing the important life balance.
It is society and its norms that shape us and our way of thinking. Very rigid and traditional ways of thinking leave very little room for different personalities. Many brake in the process.
Japan has similar problems. We will (fortunately ) never become machines but depression is the reaction to a non-humane way of life. Something that still makes me incredibly angry and sad was the Sewol tragedy and the way it was dealt with afterwards.
It is an example that can be used to study the entire problem in order to look for solutions.
I would be very happy if the Korean state and especially the people were able to build a more loving society for themselves.
The sweet Korean children will come on their own.
P.S. I felt a strong need to add this few thoughts to my previous comment.
@@quasimodo8215 Yes, but even Nordic Nations tried what USA, Australia, Canada, NZ have - Getting Immigrants where Didn't Work A Lot. Most European Nations, USA, Canada, Australia Had Lower Original European Population Even Before Ageing, Less Births Began. WORLD ECONOMY is Headed for USA vs Asia where Original European Population are becoming MINORITY in Most European Nations, NZ, Australia, Canada, USA, etc by 2050 or So Slowly Replaced by Asians
Economic growth should not come at the sacrifice of allowing excessive immigration and changing the face and culture of the nation. South Korea should not follow the path of the US or Europe. Limited immigration and maximum assimilation come before the economy.
Long working hours. South Korea Needs to invest more in people and less in innovation.
It's the corporations and the wealthy having precedence over the average citizen that they expect to be good little worker bees.
1 side you have this while other side with large populated nations of USA, China, India, etc, huge population faces challenges with underemployment and unemployment. Mass Automation knocked that out where Automation began 1000s of Years Ago including Waterwheel Technology of 2000 Years back. South Korea's Population Even if Halved Will Still Be in Better Situation than Many European Nations, Australia, Canada, New Zealand etc where the Original European Majority will become Original European Minority thanks to Ageing, Less Births where These Nations Already Had Lower Population than South Korea when South Korea decided to halve its population
@@rmot2911 so those countries should find ways of adding productivity to the planet through innovation. That is not going to be a reason to prevent advanced nations to continue to enhance their own nations.
The North needs to take steps to reunify with the South - just like the former East Germany did in 1990. Then social assistance and innovation will be a breeze.
@@s.m.1354 Immigration is a solution though let's look at what is happening in European nations, Canada, USA, etc. Most don't want that too. Anyway, South Korean Population Even if Halved by Turn of Century will Still Have More South Koreans while in Many European Nations, Australia, Canada, NZ, the Original European Population will Become Minority by 2050 or so due to Ageing, Less Births Too (Original Europeans are going down by births and ways getting replaced by Asians + others)
We could have easily devised a system to make our lives better in every regard with all this technological progress to benefit from, but people's unchecked greed destroyed everything.
Correct.
100 percent…
100% right.
Yup
The most responsible people have the fewest children. The most irresponsible people….
Exactly...
Facts...
Indian slums have more children than rich and middle class people.
Just me, or it was quite weird and a bit invasive to go straight to her personal situation and plans during the interview?
Right?! So much for professional journalism 🙄
I swear they always manage to find the worst interviews when it comes to news about the East
Yeah, it was weird for me too. Such a lack of tact
Yeah, it was weird for me too! Such a lack of tact
It was weird, but she raised some great points in her response.
Young women look at their mothers and grandmothers and decide that they don't want this Lifestyle.
All over the World.
You nailed it, we gave women a choice and they destroyed the world.
FOOLS
Yes, we gave women a choice and they destroyed our society.
Smart ladies.
Except middle east and africa. You gotta wonder why.
Overworked + underpaid = no babies.
But pro st tion is exploding.
Simple math
Humanity has been overworked and underpaid forever and still there were plenty of babies to be had. No, this is something else. Koreans and many others in the same situation have lost their way and their senses.
Not just SK. By 2030 1/3 of all Japan will be 65 or older. Taiwan is in trouble too. Italy and Spain. Germany. All low birth rates. It's everywhere.
People who have children nowadays are either doing very good financially or are completely delusional.
almost like exponential growth is unsustainable.
Hahahahaha, exactly...almost like ONLY thinking about the market, your salary and serving the company until the day you die does not pay off...unbeliveable they are coming to terms with this just now (if they even are).
Correct.
@@Flickvids100doing everything possible not to admit it. I mean, when your cultural identity is “not-communist” lol
Tell me how exactly a population that is declining severely negates the fact that exponential growth is or isn't sustainable? How did you tie these two concepts?
I'm amazed at how little tact the presenter showed when he asked Mr. Jeonming such a personal question!
Someone who does this job professionally should have the ability to address this topic in a different, more respectful way without becoming personal.
I didn't expect something like that from DW!
Yeah, felt the same way, that's her business! Like it's not enough with her family (probably) telling her she should get a partner and kids soon, now she has to take the awkward question from a motherf-cker from the other side of the world on live?
I agree. However, the guest handled it perfectly, with class.
I was surprised as well. Possibly they had discussed this beforehand? I hope so!
I completely agree. When we interview candidates for positions at our company we are forbidden from asking personal questions like their plans for a family.
They probably discussed beforehand.
Low birth rates are all the developed counties issue. Not just South Korea that follows the trend faster than other counterparts.
Wrong, south Korea’s birthrate is now 0.6. That is way below all developed countries combined.
Human beings are not machine to work for the rich and breed workers for the rich.
Yes, but humanity needs children to continue their legacy
@@johnnybrave7443 nobody in history is remembered because of their children. What legacy? Legacy of wage slavery
@@FactsCountdown their children will remember their parents, their grandparents etc
A society needs children to continue the human species and to take care of the elderly population , elderly population needs care like children too
@@johnnybrave7443 Children are not commodities or products to use.
@@abhisheksing8379 everyone knows that , you can't have a functioning society with just elderly people though 😔
The future generations are the ones who will be building and maintaining the society in the future, afterall we can't have a society where everyone lives in isolation
Depressed society
Modern society
Reduce all housing prices by 50%. Ban foreign ownership, Ban Commercial ownership, Ban people owning more than say 2 total homes. Offer heavily subsidized childcare across entire country.
@@endeend1 agree
@@endeend1Many of what you said has been implemented in North Korea since many decades ago and look at how they are living right now.
What if women just don't want to be mothers?
She said it best when she talked about that highly competitive Korean society.
Hypercapitalism
Not enough Capitalism
@@24killsequalMOAB To kill the population?
@@24killsequalMOAB like we just need to abolish the minimum wage, ablolish unions, and make 120 work week standart then we can rise the fertility surely.
@@franzsigel7166 none of those things address the fundamental problem in modern products. Planned Obsolescence is a feature in a society that promotes corporate bailouts which are not capitalist. Also, endless regulations and taxation has disincentived people from being smart investors and forced them to invest into real estate.
Conformity, Bullying, Competitive Tests in school, and a strict "Top-Down" hierarchy in their culture.
(Which favors the older people, instead of young parents.)
Plus: A lot of these guys are hesitant to have children if there's no daycare provided.
And the fact that South Korean women feel like their concerns aren't taken seriously. Especially with medical issues and bad relationships.
And from what I've gathered, South Korean men really hate domestic work and duties.
The government should have legally binding contracts with parents to guarantee fully state-sponsored childbirth, healthcare, education and housing until the child is 20 years old. Governments should not be cheapskates. You want babies, you pay for all the costs!!
Germany has that.
German women just don't want to be mothers...
@@CordeliaWagner1999 What are you on about raising a child in germany is expensive and no the goverment does not pay for that. You could be happy if you even get a place in a KITA. Not even to talk about that houses a freaking expensive.
@@CordeliaWagner1999 childbirth in Germany is free, thats all. After giving birth there is no more support
WHere will governments find the money? 🤔
South korea fertility dropped from 6 children per Women in 70s to 0.9 😱😱
its almost 0.6-0.7 now..
6,0 is in 1955
0,68 in 2024
Capitalism happened. Over exploitation in the name of greed.
We're all on the same trendline my friend just at slightly different rates, no country has yet been able to reverse this trend
Nigeria / Egypt / Mali / Pakistan
Chad / Kenya ......etc etc...
But yes , we know what you mean....
Who wants to bring a soul to this world? ❤️
A society that affords to buy luxery items, cosmetic surgery etc but can't afford to save and have children. Great job.
Somewhere a random interviewer even said they are depressed cause they can’t afford to buy a Gucci or Dior bag so they can’t even think of raising kids at the moment lol. They are very materialistic, seems like only showing off is their everyday lifestyle.
They save for what they WANT! Not what the government wants. 😕. Seems beautiful to me!
Yea and average American makes 45K a year and popping out babies left and right living in foodstamps wasting tax money and single mom is rising. Great job.
It can. It just doesn't want to😁
Introducing a four day work week will help with increasing fertility. Would the government and corpos be willing to take this step?
true, there are many ways to help increase birth rate. it all boils down to if politicians and society are willing
No, it would slow down the process of wealth concentration. They need to have their trillions even if they have no idea what to do with all of it.
If you think this is a unique issue for south korea you are naive, birth rates have been collapsing in every country , the difference is in countries like south korea and japan where there is almost no immigration , the effects are more pronounced.
India and Nigeria have population boom.
Japan's birth rate is twice that of South Korea. Not suitable for comparison.
@@qawsedrftgyhujikolp1919 I know this is a little hard for you, google japan birth rate chart and tell me if the line has been going up or down lol
Korean government did this to their own people. Everything is expensive. Other countries also following this trend
Commonly in eastern Asia for the high pressure cultural systems...Sigh...
It is mostly Korea and China. Japan Vietnam etc have significantly higher birth rates.
@@asdasdasddgdgdfgdg Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan (you forgot these)
If people don't want to raise a family in their country, what does it say about that country? Korea is not the only Western consumer culture country with this problem
Wrong. People want to raise kids in America
일단 여가와 평생교육의 의미가 개인에 정착이되고 이걸 기업 학교 정부가 지원하는게 맞아요.
shibal
Super unnecessary for the male anchor to ask the female reporter such a personal question 🤦♂️
Felt same
Why did you bring gender into it? FemceI
Ppl are too judgmental.
I wouldn’t want to raise my child in the South Korean society either.
Low real-estate cost for houses.
It is better for current 30+ to arrange and invest for time after their retirement than to be ready for being burden on future youngsters.
The Korean problem is not the quality of life in numbers, but the qualitative cost you have to pay to get that quality of life. The society is so hierarchical and competitive, leading to an enormous amount of stress, which young people do not want to inherit to their children. In a way, a tragedy of compressed high growth.
The problem of low birth rates in Korean society is largely due to the concentration of power in Seoul and women demanding too much marriage expenses from men due to outdated gender stereotypes. This will be difficult to resolve. Most men go to the military for two years and enter society two years later than women, but in Korean society, they are asked to pay more for marriage than women.
I don’t know about women expecting men to pay for marriage expenses. Men still make more money than women on average and have better paying jobs. But I agree that the forced military service, makes it harder for men to reintegrate into society. However, I think the gender issues aren’t actually that causal when it comes to the birth rate.
@@lornam1142it’s not about who makes more. Girls expect guys to own houses first before marriage. There’s not many guys in 20s and 30s own houses.
So pay the same. I don't understand where the problem here is. I don't believe what you claim is the reason.
@@tomorrowneverdies567 actually same pay between woman and man if having same job, same career, same position. Do you believe that Korean company give more money to man if having same career.same job? I have never seen this case in my life. Because Korean feminist, left wing media only compare the pay between man, woman not considering the career. Do you know why ? To make woman feel more unequal so that it make feminist ne cessary to get more tax.After graduating from school, women enter society faster and earn more money. Of course, it can be disadvantageous due to child-rearing problems after that, and at work, women are only doing comfortable and easy to be replaced.Companies hire women if men and women have the same abilities and if women have less salary, they don't hire men.
@@tomorrowneverdies567 I still don't agree with the Korean feminist method of raising misogyny if you argue against the gender wage gap by roughly averaging the men's and women's wages without considering their jobs
Korean politicians always say that low birth rate is a grave crisis, but they never try to resolve it and have no idea what the trigger is. In addition, only thing they can do is attributing those issues to young generation. God help us...
Seems that you are missing the point seriously. The truth is that government itself can not afford to help people in the country maintain their high standard of the life. So In the first place, it's plausible to say that it's people who attribute their problems to government
The trigger is (mainly) that people found better modes of entertainment. Watching TH-cam videos, watching series, films, playing video games, fb, instagram, etc. Ban the internet and people (in your country and elsewhere) will make 5 children each. 😁
Every young people in Western societies are crushed under housing expenses. Unless higher taxes for capital gains on investment properties are passed in many countries. Housing will continue to be an issue to keep young people's economic stability.
How on earth will taxing the poor make housing cheaper??
Economic prosperity are seen as a good outcome, but not on every aspect, mainly not in social ones as seen here
its a constant phenomena in all 'developed' country
More like depressed wages and crippling debt.
This is condition of almost all developed countries. Education, health should be completely free in every country.
People take pride in different things these days. We are at a strange crossroads, where its hard to do hard things, when the culture of love, support and loyalty of marriage or relationships seems to be at an alltime low, If you think abiout it, what keeps people fighting the good fight, is knowing in their hearts, they are loved and supported. If that basic foundation isnt there, there isnt much motivation to put up with all the chaos of parenthood.
It's the same thing in Finland even though the work life balance is said to be good and maternity leaves etc. benefits are pretty good. I for one have never wanted to be a parent. For one, the hassle of rising children is huge. I don't want to get stuck in that, having no time for myself.
Secondly, I don't think it's morally right to bring a sentient being into this existence, meaning the way our life mostly consist of either getting ready and educated to work or the work itself. Most of your good years are spent running around in the hamster wheel, not even really living a life. Also the whole existence in a broader sense doesn't make any sense. All the pain, worry, sadness, loosing people and diseases.
Sure there are nice moments and if you're a really positive person, you might be able to scrape this thing to net positive experience, but for most people, I don't think that's the case.
Many people get children with a bit similar way as they would get a pet. They want to have children for their own reasons, not thinking for one moment what's it going to be like for the kid. Then they even go about calling the people whom don't have children as selfish, like "at least we're bringing in more tax payers" and things like that. Yes exactly, like kids are for your personal entertainment and slaves.
Then many people have kids because "it's expected of them" and "that's how things have always been done" etc.
You are completely normal. I think that parents who give birth are very selfish, irresponsible, and like psychopaths who do not consider the child's perspective at all.
Friendly reminder that you were also born by your Parents
In the end of the day it's their choice and not yours. Your openion should be respected as much as the others.
First you say raising a child is difficult... paying everything, taking care when it becomes sick, educating is a lot of work.
And then you say having a child is selfish. How can it be selfish when you look at all the words I wrote on top? Having a child is a lot of work but it involves a lot of love as well. I don't consider myself selfish for having my kids. And it was the best decision I made. I might have given up a few things but I don't mind at all. And giving up a few things, changing lifestyle... since when is this considered as selfish?
@@curtiberg It all compounds to the forming a reasoning not to have kids. Yes, there's probably love in there, but it's selfish still. You're bringing a child into a crappy reality without it's consent. Now your children have the only choice of having to survive.
Did you think even for a second what the life is going to be for the child and is it actually worth putting a sentient being through that? I highly doubt it.
House to expensive for new family . Old rich people have 4 home As an investment. Increase house prices
Too much overworking, when you come back home you are exhausted and without free time.
The news anchor overstepped by asking the lady such a personal question off the bat. Rude. SK has more than enough resource to subsidize child care/ aupairs, maternity medical & mental health care I'd think. Wish he'd asked if they have policies in place for that.
The World have confuse progress with childlessness. That's a very tough issue.
To make sure their kids turn into competitive adults, they have to spend more on good education, which makes the cost of having children even higher. In a work enviroment where you dont have security, kids become a risky investment. Having laws stablishing some limits and obligations on a work relationship isnt a commy thing. Minimum wages, maximum working hours per day, paid leave, etc, etc, etc.
will be interesting to know the percentage of 'old folks home' or 'day care' growth. bet this growth coincides with declining birth rate. the popular excuse is all in family need to work to buy 'materials'. caring for the old or the very young by family if not viable or profitable
Can't I use the Galaxy anymore?
Such a dynamic and dramatic country indeed
This is due to the me too movement. Im not talking about that me too movment, but the current me too movement where life is about ME first.
We are looking at 4 degrees temperature rise by 2100 and old people still can't figure out why we don't want to make a bunch of children that will suffer in horrible conditions and probably end in war and extinction. 😂
No south Korea problem is they have Extreme sociality
Yes old boomer still living in fool's paradise totally ignorant of future chaos.
Sums it up.
Climate Change is not among the top reasons for East Asian infertility
While in the middle east they have 5 kids each😂
What an inappropriate question from reporter
Yes..that's the first thing that came to my mind as well
Maybe it would have been appropriate by the end of the interview as a very quick closing statement, but at the beginning, definitely a poor choice.
Such questions are seen inappropriate in Asia, not in Europe. And she fared pretty well with her answer. I assume they discussed before, if she would mind answering to this.
@@Flickvids100 it’s none of his business to ask even then
@@firetruckenthusiast8596 I said it could be appropriate. That's for the interviewee to define. If she considers it is not, she can politely decline to answer. Still...it is an intercultural dialogue. Therefore, it is relative. In some countries asking the age of a woman is terribly offensive. In others, it is not.
Nothing will change until everyone feels the suffering.
A super nation. When only the best and richest are having kids, you can imagine what kind of society it will be.
I dont want Korean bbq to die out. Plz.
Thank you South Korea for spearheading a beautiful and existentially important global trend - let’s reduce population numbers and give our survival and nature a chance 🙏🏾♥️
Sub-Saharan Africa is still exploding
Exactly what I wanted to say! Thank you @lissik.1481
The real problem will appear when there are less people to pay taxes and the state needs money...
Why media is taking it negatively when population decline..
cause government has less modern slaves to tax their money. South Korea has 51mil population, my country only has 1.3 mil which is 1% what they have so i always find it funny how they make it seem like all these huge population places will die out quick just cause of decrease of birth rate. Actual small populated countries will die out first not huge ones
Because it can be detrimental for any individual country.
I think its the indicator that their society advanced and is conscious of just how much the child needs(and how much their childhood was lacking). So they stopped to have them. Most parents dont give a second thought about their own upbringing and go for it despite having little preparation and healing from their own traumatic childhood. And it gets passed on - while those who dont procreate are considered the problem.
I dont have any symphaty for these mothers, who would want to work and be mothers(at the same time I respect their decision to abstain from motherhood if they cant stay at home). What about their children? Child needs parental figure constantly during his first few years(around 6 ideally) - not some stranger at daycare taking care of 10 or 20 more children and being paid minimum wage.
Korea women are now in the same situation as US and west women among others in regard to social norm.They prefer their own goals and career over children.
The new society norms with equality in every way and personal happiness over family is now seeing its consequences. Its understandable but for society in the long term its a disaster. We see this norm all over the world and it will only get worse because fewer wants to take the responsibility and have the effort of children in their lifes. Many women fool themselves by saying they will get children later but in most cases this will not happend because at the time possible its to late.
00:03 that's going to be a f__king ministry...😂
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The sad thing is that if it weren't for the fact that they border a literal "1984"-style despotic hellhole, South Korea would rightfully be called out as a hyper-corporatist, psuedo-cyberpunk hellhole.
Very unprofessional for the interviewer to ask the guest about her own family plans. This surprised me, I wouldn’t have expected a DW presenter to do that.
Same like Italy - low birth rate
South korea is far worse.
Why? Why not!!!
Even with shorter working hours, people want to enjoy their new found freedom.
People in our time wouldn't make children even if not working at all.
can barley afford myself but surely I will have kids for the well of society, so my kids will be raise in an unbalanced future where they will work until 80years old to pay for a aging population
The tax burden would be outrageous forget pension. They better believe women women would be forced to joint the military to protect the benefits they enjoy. the way south korea does rent and home purchasing needs to change. Plus the people who marry or have children with koreans, speed the process up for them to be citizens or residents.
I have ex military friends who went back to south korea to marry girlfriend's or live locally with their wife and its been difficult to get paperwork done and their from the states, so imagine for everyone else!
This is not an issue all that is talked... When it happens, it called a bit society reset !
At this point it’s impossible for Korea to pull out of that nosedive. They’re too far gone.
I doubt it’s impossible. They’ve already taken a good step with the more left-wing party overwhelmingly controlling the Legislature.
Weird is N.Korea, they don't even have enough food to feed the children but they don't have such crisis. People still get married and have kids. The more prosperity a country gets, the more people will only think about themselves only. Why would I sacrifice my career, my future, my money for kids? People in poor countries "i would sacrifice myself, my future, my life for my kids"
No in poor countries women have no career they are mercy of their partner.
Rich countries women got freedom and choice❤
@@dudutrutru7548 Exactly.
*Why would I sacrifice my career, my future, and my money for the government
I fixed it for you.
That’s cause they don’t have family planning and most have no future as they live under a brutal dictatorship. NK is also much more forceful with its patriarchal beliefs.
정말 어째야 할까..
Are you from south Korea 😊
Immigrate to a country with lower cost of living, fewer working hours required & low social uniformity
some countries give huge tax breaks for parents with children instead of giving tax break to corporations. the more kids you have, the bigger the tax break, some government pays families with stay home grandparents to reduce costs related to caring for young kids like daycare, travel, etc. some makes it mandatory for companies of certain staff size to provide for day care within the building. sone give 3month maternity paid leave for mother and 1month paternity paid leave for the father. there are many ways to ease the burden of parents. it all depends on society and politician priorities. btw, all above is for 'parents' in the traditional meaning. dont waste time and resource bickering about 'gender' and meaning of 'family'
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Did SK surpass Japan?
in what aspect? low birth rate certainly did.. japan is also low but korea is at another level..
Cultural norm. Like there's so many pretty korean models artists girl groups but they don't try to engage in relationship because fans doesn't allow it and it means career downfall.
I wish i could see the chaos of aging societies when the majority of their population is single old folks.😂
Just like at Columbia, UCLA and everywhere in between.
So what
These single people are financially prepared for old age.
People need to see this collectively instead of individually, yes Old folks gonna have pension and savings but when the whole nation barely have any Working age population who gonna pay that pension? Who gonna take care of them? This put too much heavy burden on working age people in the future and the nation as a whole resulting in inevitable crises or revolt
@@pearlyungold people don't need much money. I think an 80 year old granny will wish for a child to take care of her or even talk to her more than a million dollar.
what another ministry going to do
Research a robotic solution maybe 🤷🏻♂️
some countries give huge tax breaks for parents with children instead of giving tax break to corporations. the more kids you have, the bigger the tax break, some government pays families with stay home grandparents to reduce costs related to caring for young kids like daycare, travel, etc. some makes it mandatory for companies of certain staff size to provide for day care within the building. there are many ways to ease the burden of parents. it all depends on society and politician priorities
@@patrickgz No one (normal) wants to have kids just for tax breaks. Those tax breaks just make life easier for the people who have already chosen to become parents, they don't encourage people who already hate their lives to add another major hassle.
@@niclas9990No one(normal) wants to work, we work because of 'the carrot' hanging in front of us. National policies should be formulated based on national interest. Of course the option to do nothing about it is still there.
The truth is the mentality needs to change in ways people approve and don't.
Yes they need more time off in general, and affordability.
But they need to be taught to have kids essentially.
The strategy to focus on a kids career/education has kept mutating on itself. Its gotten worst over time. to the point a lot of parents sort of infantalize kids.
what the lady said about people waiting for kids isnt unusual. But thats a strategy taught to them. And we see it isn't actually that good at a societal level.
most of our parents who did college got married earlier in their careers, or during college.
Theres also environmental and biological factors most people don't know about or ignore.
Inappropriate his first question! It wasn't a personal interview. Please be more professional!
Anyone who has delved into this issue deeper by now has realized that it’s NOT that people don’t want to have kids.
It’s mostly a matter of unplanned childlessness, people either feel their material circumstances are prohibitive, that they are forced to build an extremely solid career first or they simply do not find the right partner or find them too late.
This, to me, sounds like it’s a matter of radically changing the tax code, corporate culture and incentives and sharing information regarding fertility to young people.
This is far from impossible, the matter is… will these elderly countries want to divert substantial amounts of wealth into doing that?
S.Korea’s collapse might eventually convince them to but it does not look likely.
Please pray for us 🙏 we're going down.. 😢 ㅠ
No modern woman wants that lifestyle nowadays. It's not just in South Korea, it's everywhere.
But koreans took it to next level in korea
Everybody is talkong about female's right is key issue on fertility rate. Eventhough it is a factor, it is not the deciding factor. Even if we presume womans right is significantly weeker in korea, that is a quantum leap from 1970s, when birth rate was higher than 3.
I do believe one's ecommic prospect plays the most important role here. Back in 1970s, having more child had more economic benefit than cons as families were much larger and childcare burden was low, and children start working much earlier. Which is not the case today.
And it can also coherently explain why low income families have higher birthrate than middle income. As they cannot expect better income in the future, they have to get child at younger age when they are more healthy. While middle income family, they can wait for better fostering environment in the future as their courier accumulates. Hencw have child at much higher and less fertile age.
The problem of korea is much more accute due to combination of other factors including high real estate, lack of trust on both side of gender, and small number of younger people result in little to no power on voting season.
Watch Dr Shaym's 50 female privileges video before embarrassing yourself in the comment section
Samsungia is in trouble
Good. Stop. We need to save the world
What do you mean? If you believe in that ideology, why do you want other's to take that step but not yourself?
Save planet earth and all other species
@@dustywoood I chose not to bring innocent children into this insane world
@@dustywooodI think he means that climate change is insurmountable with a rising population.
@@pearlyung why all other species?
This ministry to help boost the low birth rate. Can I put my name forward?
Century is far away.
Because this doesn't fit on their beauty standards 😅😅
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East Asian countries should embrace immigrants from other Asian counties just like Biden said it was the immigration that makes the USA great.
But not only Asia. Africa too. Or is this immigration reserved only for countries with white ex-majorities?
What people dont understand is that our system is not designed to sustain falling population over long periods of time. Lets take a look at the retirement fund for example. It functions in a way that percentage of working people pay are taken from their earnings and put into retirement fund from which elderly get money. And it works great when there are many more working people than retirees. But what happens when for 1 working person there are 3-4-5 retirees that needs to be funded. The answer is easy, you get unsustainable system and then you can either take money from the economy that was supposed to be used for investments into infrastructure, security, inovations etc. and put it into retirement funds to fund elderly which will greatly weaken the economy over time or you can just not fund the elderly and punish them for making the system that was suposed to fund them unsustainable in the first place.
It's 4B MOVEMENT
Crazy that mostly men discuss this topic.
Feels like women just don't care ...
Ask the wealthiest 10% of S. Korea and every other country, how many children do they have? Let's do that on television, please 🙏🏽
in the future how many kids you have represents how wealthy you are
There is no kids in moon bro 😢
Or how religious you are. O r how ideological you are. 😁
Everyone is saying immigrations, why does any society want to see their women exploited by migrations? The solution might be to support working married couple with some benefits, give women the option to stay at home and be the educators of their children or extend school hours where children get free day care in the mornings and then evenings so parents can work. Don't pump in immigrants or encourage single parent families.
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Bro's gf was taken away by a wealthy immigrant😂
they will need to change the society but no clue how, because the main issue from my viewpoint is the competitiveness, they might have all that they need but feel as failures as they have to be the best, also the houses are too expensive
sad to see this. great people, great culture, great country. hopefully they'll rebounce.
Just put all the blame on the untouchable Chaebol class of South Korea. The chaebol's unparalelled power and influence into every facet of Korean society is a significant contributor to the nation's major ills.