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http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-05/chart-of-the-day-more-australians-aged-45-or-older-than-under-30/9831946

Given that older people tend to be more conservative?

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-06-05/chart-of-the-day-more-australians-aged-45-or-older-than-under-30/9831946 Given that older people tend to be more conservative?

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[–] Sarcastaway 0 points (+0|-0)

Its very possible its just a boomer thing, but there are similar trends happening in various places. I've heard that the US and Japan have the same phenomenon amongst whites and asians respectively, but don't quote me on that.

My pessimistic side tells me its people reproducing less. Could be economic stress, drug induced, internet changing behavior, or just some quirk of social behavior.

Are you familiar with John Calhoun's mouse experiments? He did some crazy research in a effort to model how civilizations fall, and one of his key findings was that when a population of mice is given everything they need to survive, they will eventually just stop reproducing. If you're interested, this is a great summary of his work: https://hooktube.com/watch?v=NgGLFozNM2o