Wait when was Russia part of Europe.
since 80% of its population was in the european side
Ive been lied to my whole life!
okay. americas, eurasia, africa, australia, antarctica, oceania. happy?
Eurasia, then other Asia
Now do “chance of dying of any cause under the age of 20” per continent.
so you want an industrialization index?
Looks at Australia
I was already born, so my chances of being born elsewhere are actually much lower, I think
Someone doesn’t know about the great rebirth of 2026.
Damn, Ukraine really went crazy with its 2026 counteroffensive.
From the Sea to the Sea to the Sea to the Sea to the Sea
“Wait, it’s all Ukraine?”
“Always has been.”
🧑🚀🔫🧑🚀
Slava Ukraini Intensifies
Angry Albanian Noises
I choose to not be born in 2026
Brave
Hehe, when I made the comment above, my brain had changed the sentence to be:
Chance of having been born in each continent in 2026
Which sounded funny to me.
oof ouch my asthenosphere
That’s an odd way to divide it up. Without Mexico, the US would be much, much lower. Every continent map shows Russia as part of Asia.
For this specific purpose it probably does make sense to consider Russia part of Europe. If we go by the common Europe-Asia dividing line of the Ural mountains then a large majority of Russia’s population is in the European half, so most Russian births are probably in the European bit
The weird thing about the Americas to me is that only Mexico, the US, and Canada are counted. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone that draws a dividing line between North and South America do so anywhere except at the Darien Gap, nor have I seen anyone put all of the Caribbean islands in South America. Iberoamerica or similar cultural region terms, sure, but South America the continent?
It’s a very mixed bag on this map, since it was labeled “continent” but they separated Russia.
Well, the person that made this is making russia very happy that they they are now European, lol.
As I understand it, Russia actually tends to reject the notion of a separate Europe and Asia. They prefer a six-continent model with Eurasia as one thing
I prefer to be a billionaire, but it’s not how it is.
Maybe, as the capital of russia is in Europe, russia is counted as Europe, while Turkey is counted to Asia, as its capital is in its Asian part.
So every continent map is wrong?
Yes. Continent is a dubious cultural term, not geographical. See map men’s genial video on the topic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrsxRJdwfM0
Or CPG Grey’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uBcq1x7P34
Well, yeah. The definition of “continent” is arbitrary.
I could argue that there are only four, for instance (America, Afro-Eurasia, Antarctica, and Australia).
And then at that rate, Greenland could be counted, or Australia and Antarctica left out.
Well yes, it is entirely arbitrary. One of the most agreed-upon factors is that “at least as big as Australia” is a requirement, but there’s no hard reason for that requirement
Personally I think we should consider particarly big mountain ranges and deserts as continental boundaries more often, like we do with the Urals in nodels that separate Asia and Europe. “Asia” is such a huge concept as to be almost useless, and it’s not like China and Arabia had much influence on each other historically
You do have “regions” already kind of filling that niche. MENA, Europe, Central Asia, East Asia and so on.
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I think PNG is usually considered a part of Oceania and Indonesia a part of Asia, which is why it stands out. What borders are not intact?
So.
I hear that India is getting better but lots of it is pretty shit.
Large parts of Africa are similarly underdeveloped.
Why are birth rates so high in these regions and not in more developed areas?
Like. I understand the thesis that things are pretty shit so why have kids that prevails in more developed nations - but why does that not hold true in less developed ones? Where things are arguably more shit?
There are a wide variety of reasons that can be explored and discussed but the way you’ve framed the question suggests such a narrow worldview that one feels it would be a wasted effort.
Why are birth rates so high in these regions and not in more developed areas?
Development is exactly what makes birth rates go down. People also used to have more kids in developed countries in the past, and it went down the more the countries’ development indicators went up.
The reason? It’s not simple, there are entire theses over the subject and, likely, different causes, but roughly, it’s lower education levels, more religious influence, less women rights, criminality, etc. For many people in poorer places, having kids is not an option at all. It “just happens.” Actually choosing to have kids is something very recent historically and far from something universal.
because “developed nations” are filled with self-indulgent narcissistic selfish people who would understandably spend their resources, all that time and energy, for something more enjoyable than trying to breed some more self-indulgent narcissistic selfish 💩
might be similar reasons as the american settlers had, more hands for work offsets the extra mouths to feed.
Makes sense I guess.
Could explain why us politicians want to eliminate child labour laws.
If you can figure out the answer to this question, you deserve a Nobel prize.
Every country on earth seems to be seeing the same phenomenon: the more developed and comfortable life in your country gets, the more your birthrate tanks. There are lots of theories, but nobody seems to have a good explanation or know what to do about it.
A Nobel prize you say?
Okay.
It’s insects.
Less insects = less babies. More insects = more babies.
Prize please.
The answer is that those regions are lesser educated and are less likely to know about or use contraceptives. Another is that many of those families hope to obtain cheap child labour in their farms and other itinerary trade. This is why the excessive birth problem is particularly pronounced in the more underdeveloped parts of these countries and not the middle to high class areas.
For any parents trying to find their new baby, starting the search in Asia seems like a good strategy! Book a flight immediately after birth.
*on preferably
New year’s resolution: beat the odds and be not born in Asia.
Technically the odds would be with “not born in Asia”, 50.31%.
I’d immagine it being 0% across the world, it is still 2025…
Babies gestate for 9 months.
Amateurs. I did it in 8.
