Food For Thought: The 3 no's of young generation – China just admitted its population collapse is underway and is now irreversible.
"China’s marriage rate just collapsed to levels that make recovery nearly impossible. In Q1 2026, China recorded only 1.69 million marriages, down 6.24% from last year and less than half the level of 2017. Behind the numbers lies a terrifying reality: 33 million more men than women, a shrinking young population, sky-high housing costs, youth unemployment, and a growing 'lying flat' generation that has simply given up on the old life script. It’s a structural demographic crisis decades in the making and it is already too late to reverse." @brianschmidt704: "We have an entire generation in China that is lying flat. And they are living by the three no's: no marriage, no children, no housing." @01147762: "Having been a certified English teacher and taught in China for almost a decade. I noticed year after year my class sizes get smaller and smaller. I knew the reasons why, and yet I would hear Chinese say things like 'it will reverse, you’ll se...