My grandmother had eight siblings, my parents had three, and I'm one of two—the shrinking family size in my own lineage makes me wonder if we're heading toward a demographic cliff. With birth rates dropping below replacement level in most developed nations, I think governments should stop treating population decline as a crisis and instead invest in automation and elder care. But is relying on immigration to offset the decline just a band-aid solution that avoids the harder conversation about productivity and happiness?