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US fertility rates just hit another record low In 2025, the US general fertility rate fell to 53.1 - the lowest level ever recorded Japan, South Korea, and Germany have already been shrinking for years. Japan has been shrinking for years, South Korea’s population has already started to decline, and Germany would be shrinking without immigration Now the UK joins them - deaths will outnumber births every single year starting in 2026 No economy grows without people No pension system survives without young workers No culture persists without families having children This is the slowest civilizational crisis in human history

This hits differently than you’d expect… A man shared how grocery shopping feels after his divorce, and it’s not about the food at all. He said after four years of marriage, something as simple as walking through the store now feels… empty. No more “what do you want for dinner?” No more grabbing things for someone else. No more little routines that used to feel normal. Now it’s just quiet aisles, one cart, and choices that only affect him. It’s crazy how the smallest, everyday things can change the most after something like that. What used to feel routine now feels completely different. Do you think moments like this are the hardest part of moving on, and have you ever experienced something simple that suddenly felt different after a big life change?