The Real Doomsday? World Population Is About to Collapse

"New estimates suggest we'll peak at around 9.7 billion by the 60s and start declining sharply from there."

"If you've watched our video on pensions, you'll already know that pension schemes worldwide, from Europe and the US to Japan, essentially operate like giant Ponzi schemes."

"Due to severe labor shortages driven by its aging population, wages there have surged dramatically. Recently, some Japanese companies increased salaries by nearly 10% in a single year. Employees who switched jobs gained raises averaging over 40%."

"many modern corporations, especially large tech giants, have gradually moved away from genuine innovation towards a rent extraction model known as technofudalism. Companies like Apple, Google, and Amazon increasingly generate profits not from groundbreaking innovations, but from dominating markets and extracting rents due to their sheer scale."

"Total consumer debt has already reached record highs, exceeding $18 trillion in the United States alone, with credit card debt surpassing $1 trillion."

"If it successfully adapts again, the system could emerge stronger, fairer, and more sustainable. But if not, we may face prolonged economic stagnation, instability, and even deeper social and political challenges, reshaping societies, economies, and lives worldwide."

"We're now entering an era shaped by labor shortages, rising wages, and a profound shift in economic power dynamics. As we discussed earlier, this shifting balance between capital and labor directly impacts your leverage as a worker."

"Companies that attract talent by offering competitive wages, supportive family policies, and flexible working conditions will likely become stronger, benefiting from higher productivity, lower worker turnover, and sustained success."

"governments worldwide increasingly recognize that supporting family formation is essential to economic stability as they respond with targeted policy measures such as affordable housing, improved education, health care services, and elder care."

"Nations proactively supporting family formation, strategically managing immigration, and maintaining balanced demographics are likely to outperform those facing severe demographic challenges."

"As more people retire and fewer new workers contribute, inflows into major stock indexes will inevitably slow, creating potential downward pressure on large cap indexes."

"With traditional pension systems under enormous stress, it's prudent to clearly plan for multiple financial scenarios, including ones where government provided pensions fall short."