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My glimpse into a childless world

9 November 2024

9:00 AM

9 November 2024

9:00 AM

If you are looking for a pointer for the future of the world, the free-diving fisherwomen on the matriarchal, shamanistic South Korean island of Jeju are not an obvious example of where we’re heading. Because the haenyeo are famously unique. And famously hardy. But what is happening to them should concern us all.

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