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Demographics Part 10: Problems in the Middle East || Peter Zeihan

The Peter Zeihan Podcast Series

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The Rise and Fall of the Pyramidal Population Structure

There is a unique Demographic pattern for some countries in the Middle East that is largely based on their intense wealth. Once you get to a certain level of income you start paying people to do other things so it's not just menial chores or raising the kids. You bring in labor for absolutely everything. This may be where humanity got its start But it's also capable of some of the most catastrophic Civilizational collapses and we're gonna see that next decade or two.

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