Demographic Deception: Exposing the Overpopulation Myth and Building a Resilient Future

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Dustin Whitney

Demographic Deception

Exposing the Overpopulation Myth and Building a Resilient Future

Dustin Whitney

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Advantage Media Group
18 January 2024

Population & demography

In the fall of 2022, demographers at the United Nations announced that the global human population had surpassed 8 billion people. Headline after headline repeated what most of us already believed: our numbers were spiraling out of control, threatening the health of our planet and everything on it.

Other headlines told a different story—one about looming and long-lasting labor shortages. How could it be that our population is propagating at an alarming pace if our labor force is contracting? Demographic Deception addresses this question. It explains how an examination of data like fertility rates and median age reveals we’re not at risk of overpopulation; rather, it’s underpopulation we should be worrying about.

Aging and declining populations will herald massive changes. Some could be positive, like lower carbon emissions and reduced demand for limited resources. But plummeting populations could also portend serious economic upheaval caused by too few working-age people producing too few goods and services.

Which changes occur, as well as their level of severity, will depend on how well we prepare. But we can’t plan for these changes if no one knows they’re coming. That’s the purpose of Demographic Deception: to expose the overpopulation myth, to inform readers about the possible effects of aging societies and population decline, and to initiate a conversation about what we might do about them. The sooner we plan, innovate, and adapt, the less disruptive and painful these coming changes will be. Indeed, if we play our cards right, they could even present some opportunities.

We must recognize what’s happening now. The numbers are playing out right before our eyes. It’s up to us to see them. It’s up to us to act.

By: Dustin Whitney
Imprint: Advantage Media Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9781642258172
ISBN 10: 1642258172
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 18 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

DUSTIN is a curious businessman with a particular interest in the future – always looking down the road and peering around corners. He operates at the intersections of enterprise, innovation, and design. He’s a unifier – bringing people and ideas together. Building on his Jesuit education, Dustin has studied the teachings of Aristotle and has incorporated them into the way he works and approaches life. As a modern-day business executive with balance, he believes today’s conversations around happiness and leadership are rooted in the philosophical underpinnings of those great thinkers that have come before us. Driven by humility and a desire for intentional, sincere engagement, Dustin has been on a journey of pursuing excellence and truth. Helping others and fostering success is his real practice. He tends to focus on big picture thoughts like large overarching trends and their implications. Current projects include the future of work, automation, and the key economic and cultural challenges associated with them.

Reviews for Demographic Deception: Exposing the Overpopulation Myth and Building a Resilient Future

"""Rational optimists are history's heroes. They accurately identify credible threats, and then lead us to overcome those threats by focusing on solutions. In Demographic Deception, Whitney makes it clear that we have very different population challenges than we think. And then he guides us to pragmatic solutions and a bright future."" -Bert Jacobs Co-founder and CEO, The Life is Good Company ""In Demographic Deception, Whitney raises an incredibly important issue for the future of the world economy. Then he asks the right questions-what does a decreasing world population mean for labor and capital markets and, ultimately, economic growth and inequality? I hope this book gets our society to start the process of getting to the answers."" -Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, PhD Associate professor of the practice, Boston College, Department of Economics ""Whitney's Demographic Deception does a surgical dive into the veins of demographics and challenges the status quo to evoke discussion and discourse to ensure the future of nations and global economies."" -Kris Meyer Hollywood producer, CEO, MuddHouse Media ""Like that memorable college professor who's teaching style makes crystal clear even the most convoluted subject matter, Dustin Whitney debunks with surgical precision the myth of overpopulation. His passion for this is contagious, and he does it with an alluring conversational style that makes the material not only digestible, but quite appetizing in the traditionally confusing and dry world of demographic data. Unafraid to take on this rhetoric that there are too many humans, he comprehensively educates the reader on this topic about which few of us know much and explains to us how and why we should know more."" -Jason Fanuele, MD Assistant professor, The Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University ""Dustin Whitney looks at a global trend that will have distinct local implications. A future of declining population challenges common strategies about competing for people and talent to build stronger communities and economies. Whitney's work will give anyone interested in stronger communities and economic development some fresh perspectives on how to approach the future."" -Peter Forman President and CEO, Chamber of commerce, SSMA ""Demographic Deception is a very thought-provoking book that shines an honest, common sense light on the forces of ignorance and deceit manipulating society. Dustin Whitney takes a careful approach, using compelling good news/bad news segments, in debunking the myths about generational divides promoted by special interests. This fascinating material underscores the need for open public debate to counterbalance the deceit and ensure the best possible future outcome. Demographic Deception deserves to be shared widely as an illuminating guidebook to help leaders and citizens re-think establishment groupthink and secure our shared destiny. I cannot wait to buy copies for others who will benefit from Whitney's urgent wakeup call."" - Spencer Collier CEO, getfused"