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It's going to be weird to live in an age when pyramidal schemes (pension systems, academia etc.), that have been foundation of the modern civilization, start fa
by vjerancrnjak 8y ago
It's going to be weird to live in an age when pyramidal schemes (pension systems, academia etc.), that have been foundation of the modern civilization, start falling apart (given that they are based on a healthy population pyramid).
- gbear605 8y agoThat's modern-day Japan.
- ForHackernews 8y agoWe're going to have to adapt. New technology and higher productivity should allow us to keep enjoying higher standards of living with declining populations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady-state_economy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steady-state_economy