America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’
That’s going to make college cheaper, right? Right?
You see, when there’s high demand for something, its price goes up, because more people want to buy it.
But when demand falls off, the price goes up, so that the company selling it can keep revenues high.
There’s a name for that. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/e/inelastic.asp
I needed a good laugh. Thank you.
not only are there fewer kids, but the kids are less and less prepared for higher ed. i work amidst it. the number of students who can’t even compose a coherent email is mind boggling
To be fair, even the brightest of kids from 100 years ago couldn’t compose a coherent email.
Seeing most older people now, I think a lot of them would’ve struggled even if email was around
Those little bastards couldn’t even manage to log in to their email
I don’t see why this is a problem. Most of the people I work with can’t compose a coherent email, doesn’t this make the kids well prepared for the workforce?
Sometimes I see comments/headlines and I think: “Is this AI?” And then I think: “Or is this person just stupid?”
I’ve always assumed it was AI, but maybe “the kids” today can’t write a coherent lemmy comment.
Rather than empowering us to have children and live a secure, productive life, they tried to squeeze every last dime they could out of us. This is what they get.
This seems like a problem for immigration to solve.
A worker shortage sounds great, though! That means higher wages and better working conditions.
A worker shortage of this magnitude hasn’t happened since the years immediately after World War II, when the number of young men was reduced by death and disability, said Strohl and others.
Awesome! Why is this article acting like a post-WWII economy is a bad thing? This is gonna be great!
