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Thanks, I'm often amazed how many people like zanny are incapable of seeing the likely future for societies who's economic and social models are dependent upon

Thanks, I'm often amazed how many people like zanny are incapable of seeing the likely future for societies who's economic and social models are dependent upon constant expansion. At this point in time it is simply too late for most of the EU and Asian nations, it is not a question of if but how the population will react when things begin to unravel. The Demographics of said nation's give us a very good idea of when.

imtringued 11y ago
They already are heavily investing in robots to counteract this.
- ucaetano 11y ago
  You're still misunderstanding this point. It ins't about labor availability, but dependency ratio (people working vs. people not working).
  - zanny 11y ago
    This ratio is increasing regardless of mean population age. Automation is making even 20 year old prime-of-their-life human labor gradually obsolete.
    - ucaetano 11y ago
      I wasn't clear. Dependency ratio doesn't depend on unemployment, but on people who CAN work vs. people who CAN'T work (elderly, young, sick, disabled, etc.).