South Korean city turns to matchmaking to boost low birth rates (www.channelnewsasia.com)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to world@lemmy.world on 28 Nov 2023 09:38
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praise_idleness@sh.itjust.works on 28 Nov 2023 11:02 next collapse

I read a real review from one participant. Said free food and coffee alone were worth his time.

safetygunfatpopcorn@fanaticus.social on 28 Nov 2023 12:21 collapse

Great source 😃

chepox@sopuli.xyz on 28 Nov 2023 17:52 next collapse

I see all of these actions by the government to address and reverse the population decline but they seem so insignificant and half assed.

This is a very serious issue for a society and it has the potential to get worse in a geometric decline fashion, making it very time sensitive.

Actions that may help today will be useless on the near future… I think governments are not giving this issue the seriousness it deserves and are acting way too slow. By the time they realize this it may too late. They may be obligated to do some very uncomfortable containment actions.

deegeese@sopuli.xyz on 28 Nov 2023 21:45 collapse

This is like a company addressing poor employee retention by throwing a pizza party instead of addressing real issues.

Women’s rights, the cost of childcare and housing are too hard to fix, so let’s set them up on dates!