Immigration will not solve the population decline of developed societies in the long run; it is only a short-term remedy while underlying decline continues.

Said Jun 23, 2026 in Dante #7: Hell Cantos 10-19 @ 3:04:51

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A general long-run thesis about immigration and societal decline with no measurable criteria or timeframe.

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So, publish decline is a symptom of of society decline. And immigration is just a short-term remedy. It's not a long-term solution.

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Restated in 8 videos as Low fertility will doom South Korea and East Asia

Jul 202026

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China's fertility rate will fall below South Korea's within five years.

Jul 202026

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East Asia is heading toward collapse; the 'East Asian century' will end.

Jul 172026

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Over the next 10 years Japan will try to solve its demographic crisis by massively attracting immigrants.

Jul 172026

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If Japan does not solve its demographic crisis this decade, it will cease to exist as a nation-state within 50 years.

Jun 232026

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Immigration will not solve the population decline of developed societies in the long run; it is only a short-term remedy while underlying decline continues.

Jun 132026

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War will cause rapid population decline in East Asia and governments will then encourage births.

Immigration will not solve the population decline of developed societies in the long run; it is only a short-term remedy while underlying decline continues.

Timeline No deadline given

Verdict Unresolvable

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Contemporary Western/Chinese society, sharing Florence's traits (factionalism, meritocratic pressure, inequality, fraud, collapsing institutional trust), is in decline and headed for serious trouble.