Tag: emigration
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You have seen the numbers before. 70,000 retirements per year. 45,000 births. A working‑age population shrinking in absolute terms. A birth rate of 1.25 – the lowest since 1776. The arithmetic of fantasy has been laid out in previous essays. But the numbers, stark as they are, miss a deeper layer. They count bodies. They…
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You are 42 years old. You have just completed a master’s degree in environmental engineering – retraining for the bioeconomy, exactly what the government said you should do. You have updated your CV. You have sent out 200 applications. You have received zero interviews. You are not alone. And you are not the problem. The…