When TV personality Takei Sou declared that “Japan needs to seriously think about how to stop the declining birthrate,” a member of the public shot back that he “should first think about why he himself is single and childless.” On 5ch, the debate raged on two fronts: whether someone without kids has any business weighing in on birthrate policy, and why the high-earning Takei never had children of his own.
Takei Sou: "Japanese people need to seriously think about how to stop Japan's declining birthrate"
The public: "I think you should first think about why you yourself are single and childless"
↓Below: Takei Sou completely loses it
The public: "I think you should first think about why you yourself are single and childless"
↓Below: Takei Sou completely loses it
Doesn't really matter — in 30 years anti-aging tech will make rejuvenation practical, so the population's basically forced to grow again anyway
Heck, in 10 years human-manufacturing machines will be a thing, so people won't even need to get pregnant to have kids
Eventually state-run human factories will just churn out however many are needed and state-run facilities will raise them all to adulthood
Heck, in 10 years human-manufacturing machines will be a thing, so people won't even need to get pregnant to have kids
Eventually state-run human factories will just churn out however many are needed and state-run facilities will raise them all to adulthood
Didn't this guy originally say he'd just ignore the haters?
Well, he's cracked now
Well, he's cracked now
They should set up a system where people who can conceive but can't raise a child can contract to hand the baby over to infertile couples who want kids so badly they've gone through fertility treatment and still can't have any.
>>7
That only works if there's a benefit for the person getting pregnant…
Why would anyone go through the pain of childbirth just to hand the kid off for someone else to raise?
That only works if there's a benefit for the person getting pregnant…
Why would anyone go through the pain of childbirth just to hand the kid off for someone else to raise?
"Single people shouldn't get to weigh in on birthrate policy" is wrong, but I get the nagging feeling behind it too
>>8
Same logic as "amateurs shouldn't criticize pro athletes"
Though technically that counts as harassment, so you're not really supposed to say it
Same logic as "amateurs shouldn't criticize pro athletes"
Though technically that counts as harassment, so you're not really supposed to say it
Guys who claim they "chose the perks of being single" — the reality is usually that nobody wanted them
That's why they go on about "choosing" singlehood without anyone even asking
That's why they go on about "choosing" singlehood without anyone even asking
Yeah, fair enough
First go make 3 kids of your own
First go make 3 kids of your own
>>11
That's harassment.
That's harassment.
Did he already quit being the go-to advisor for people who want to die? 🥺
This one's fair, honestly
Getting red in the face and firing back a giant wall of text is just lame
Getting red in the face and firing back a giant wall of text is just lame
Honestly, if the birthrate keeps falling and Japan just dies out, who cares?
Getting everyone else to have kids while staying childless himself — that's the ultimate power move
This guy actually earns way more than the average person, though
So it's not simply the economic problem people always chalk it up to
So it's not simply the economic problem people always chalk it up to
>>19
All the more reason for him to keep his mouth shut, if anything
All the more reason for him to keep his mouth shut, if anything
I don't care what happens after I'm dead, so all this "Japan's future is at stake" hand-wringing over the birthrate is just mental masturbation
Why didn't Takei Sou have kids, I wonder
For a regular guy it'd be lack of opportunities to meet someone or money, but those reasons don't seem to apply to him
For a regular guy it'd be lack of opportunities to meet someone or money, but those reasons don't seem to apply to him
>>71
I wouldn't call him a perfectionist exactly, but he seems like the type who wants a solid parenting plan in place before having kids
It's probably not money or meeting someone — more that he hasn't settled on the right environment or plan in his own head
I wouldn't call him a perfectionist exactly, but he seems like the type who wants a solid parenting plan in place before having kids
It's probably not money or meeting someone — more that he hasn't settled on the right environment or plan in his own head
In your 20s you think being single is fine, but once you hit 40 you start thinking you should've just gotten married
Humans just aren't built to endure loneliness
Humans just aren't built to endure loneliness
>>96
Guys who can't get married would probably just get divorced even if a miracle happened and they somehow did, and end up saying marriage wasn't worth it anyway
Guys who can't get married would probably just get divorced even if a miracle happened and they somehow did, and end up saying marriage wasn't worth it anyway
>>96
Depends on the person, doesn't it?
Some people just can't stand having another person in their life, period
Depends on the person, doesn't it?
Some people just can't stand having another person in their life, period
And getting hit with that comeback and dodging the question about himself instead of answering — that's the lame part
>>103
Isn't "that's irrelevant" basically the end of the discussion?
Just look at politicians, it's obvious
Isn't "that's irrelevant" basically the end of the discussion?
Just look at politicians, it's obvious
Takei Sou's a busy guy — giving his take on the Japan national soccer team's manager despite never having played soccer,
and giving his take on the declining birthrate despite having no kids of his own
and giving his take on the declining birthrate despite having no kids of his own
>>107
That's just a typical internet commenter for you
That's just a typical internet commenter for you
>>107
Are you really saying that here (on 5ch, of all places)?
Are you really saying that here (on 5ch, of all places)?
*This article is compiled and summarized from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “Takei Sou: “Japan Must Seriously Think About How to Stop the Declining Birthrate” — The Public: “Maybe Start by Thinking About Why You’re Single and Childless”.”
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