YD's Diary #6 Citylization

South Korea is currently in a very good state. The public safety, healthcare, medical facilities, infrastructure, landscaping, food, and people are all excellent.

However, the severe population decline could lead to unpredictable and unfavorable outcomes. A decrease in population inevitably means a reduction in total production, and the resulting social contraction is unavoidable.

While the direct cause of this issue is population decline, I believe that accepting solutions from outside is not a fundamental solution. Looking at past European cases and considering the future, it is hard to agree that it is a good policy. The changes that have occurred over the past decade are constants that cannot be changed and are unavoidable. I hope that society will once again see an increase in population.

After discussing with colleagues, we concluded that the most realistic prediction for South Korea’s future is that only major cities will survive and become more concentrated. Urban civilization! It sounds like a futuristic novel I read as a child, but preparing for this might be one of the solutions. And then, expanding back out from the cities.

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