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Use code EMBERSFB50 to get 50% OFF your first Factor box plus free breakfast for 1 year at https://bit.ly/4taboek! Spotify Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/7JoJYDwbvKSodEsW28WYDK?si=R6NHAwH7S2Gg1XwENzOM3A Find me on tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyembers MERCH https://ashley-embers-shop.fourthwall.com/ Time Stamps 00:00 - intro 02:56 - follow the money 11:26 - Factor 13:15 - maybe this isn't all bad 22:45 - it's a broken world, but its our broken world References & Resources Gen Z is having fewer kids https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/03/14/us-birth-rate-millennial-gen-z-kids/82284310007/ Why Gen Z doesn't want to have kids https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/why-gen-z-doesnt-want-have-kids More Gen Z Delay Having Kids Than Millennials Amid Birth Rate Decline Fears https://www.newsweek.com/more-gen-z-delay-having-kids-millenials-amid-birth-rate-decline-fears-2082085 How much space $2,000 a month in rent gets you in the 25 biggest U.S. cities https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/22/how-much-space-2000-a-month-in-rent-gets-in-25-biggest-us-cities.html 5 facts about food costs in America https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/05/15/5-facts-about-food-costs-in-america/ How much does it cost to raise a child in 2025? https://www.creditkarma.com/cash-flow/i/how-much-does-it-cost-to-raise-a-child#:~:text=Food%20costs%20make%20up%20the,year%20on%20childcare%20and%20education Gen Z aren’t having kids. Give them a break https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/gen-z-arent-having-kids-give-them-a-break-rjwj39nhr Why Are So Many Boomer Grandparents Ignoring Their Grandkids? https://medium.com/the-virago/why-are-so-many-boomer-parents-ignoring-their-grandkids-dc44075610f1 Childcare Costs by State 2026 https://parentcalc.com/blog/childcare-costs-by-state-2026 Do falling birth rates matter in an AI future? https://www.vox.com/economy/420074/ai-birth-rates-pronatalism-future-of-work-automation-jobs-economy Population Declines and the Housing Market https://www.hawkeyewealth.com/population-declines-and-the-housing-market-what-investors-need-to-know#:~:text=November%2023%2C%202024-,Population%20Declines%20and%20the%20Housing%20Market:%20What%20Investors%20Need%20to,in%20immediate%20housing%20price%20changes Housing Market in Japan https://www.acash.org.pk/topics/demographics-and-housing-market-in-japan/#:~:text=How%20does%20a%20shrinking%20population,;%20United%20Nations%2C%202017 Overcrowded New Jersey elementary school turns principal office into classroom https://nypost.com/2026/02/07/us-news/nj-elementary-school-is-so-overcrowded-principal-gave-up-her-office/ What Will Artificial Intelligence Do to Birthrates? https://ifstudies.org/blog/what-will-artificial-intelligence-do-to-birthrates Wealth inequality and the ‘K-shaped’ economy are more striking than ever, https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/30/wealth-inequality-k-shaped-economy-united-states-consumer-spending-trump.html#:~:text=The%20widening%20gap&text=The%20net%20worth%20of%20America%27s,2.5%25%20of%20overall%20net%20wealth Contact Me My name is ashley, if you didn't know ;) https://www.instagram.com/ashley_embers_ Email: hello@embersash.com Business Inquiries: ashleyembers@sparkmedia.la https://artlist.io/clear-content-claims/980c027d-eee7-4204-82cc-974da97aaef4?accessCode=a15c83ca-64dc-4974-9120-4ad5e93e520f #genzselfish #childfree #economy #kshapedeconomy #genz #birthrate #videoessay #motherhoodinprogress 🎵 Copyrighted music licensed from Lickd. https://lickd.co The Kids Aren't Alright by The Offspring, https://t.lickd.co/l/LXRdVxlz7qe