Available in Hardcover!
Advantage Media Group, Dec. 5, 2023 ISBN: 978-1642258172
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 the overpopulation myth and demographic decline; underpopulation is what 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. America’s biggest economic challenge may be demographic decline.
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.
Misleading information regarding our population has exposed the overpopulation myth. The sudden demographic decline needs to be addressed for us to plan for what is next. 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.
“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
“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
“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
Dustin Whitney is a modern-day business executive with balance in his life. Most of his career has been spent growing and developing small entrepreneurial companies. Innovative thinking and good use of common sense has helped his business success. As a people person as well as a business person, Dustin has always been interested in what people do, and how they do it. Dustin is focused on building teams and fostering collaboration. The goal is to bring people and ideas together to facilitate progress and success.
Dustin now uses his 25+ years of business executive experience paired with a passion and mission to uncover and analyze global trends to help businesses understand how those trends impact long-term business growth. Partnering with different-sized organizations, from start-ups to large-scale manufacturing companies across many verticals, Dustin brings different insights that enhance strategic business planning for the future.
