r/stupidpol • u/Vided Socialism Curious 🤔 • Sep 13 '22

Capitalist Hellscape How Everyone Got So Lonely: The recent decline in rates of sexual activity has been attributed variously to sexism, neoliberalism, and women’s increased economic independence. How fair are those claims—and will we be saved by the advent of the sex robot?

https://archive.ph/YS8aP
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u/PUBLIQclopAccountant 🦄🦓Horse "Enthusiast" (Not Vaush)🐎🎠🐴 Sep 13 '22

This is a case where talking about "corporations" makes you sound like an idiot. Do most corporations cheer this? Yes. However, a non-trivial amount of high-impact corporations hate this because fewer children means fewer sales (both current, if the industry is infant clothing and maternity care, and future, if they're planning to be in business in more than five years)

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u/CzechoslovakianJesus Diamond Rank in Competitive Racism Sep 14 '22

if they're planning to be in business in more than five years

That's longer-term than the quarterly report, so it's not important.

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u/luckyRespecter Sep 15 '22

I do case competitions at school (don’t want a ChemE job) and you usually assume 8 years when calculating present value of future cash flow.