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The number of 18-year-olds is about to drop sharply, packing a wallop for colleges — and the economy (hechingerreport.org)
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America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’

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[–] Grail@aussie.zone 15 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

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!

[–] solsangraal@lemmy.zip 37 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (3 children)

To be fair, even the brightest of kids from 100 years ago couldn’t compose a coherent email.

[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 3 points 1 day ago

Seeing most older people now, I think a lot of them would've struggled even if email was around

[–] JoeyHarrington@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Those little bastards couldn't even manage to log in to their email

[–] Dave 7 points 1 day ago

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?

[–] phughes@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] MolecularCactus1324@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

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.

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That’s going to make college cheaper, right? Right?

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 65 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 27 points 1 day ago

I needed a good laugh. Thank you.