The Wheel of Fate: From Ancient "Prosperity Trap" to the Modern Fertility Crisis
Abstract
Human history repeats an unwanted causal pattern: prolonged periods of peace and stability (golden ages) sow the seeds for a painful demographic adjustment (collapse). Today, in developed societies, individuals, through social instinct and personal rationality, are \textbf{actively breaking this cycle} with a new form of "adjustment": refusing to have children. This is not decline, but an adaptive response to the burdensome legacy left by the very era of prosperity their forebears created.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Family Dynamics and Relationships
Philosophy
Sociology
Political Theory
Insurance
Mortality
Demography
Risk Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 18 January 2026