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What an awful thing to say. You have any older people in your family? Think about them before you throw this kind of callous crap around.
by darkteflon 7y ago
What an awful thing to say. You have any older people in your family? Think about them before you throw this kind of callous crap around.
- AncientTree 7y ago"A Single Death is a Tragedy; a Million Deaths is a Statistic" In many Western societies, the elderly are going to receive more in lifetime services than they ever 'put in' in taxes. Additionally, the wealth of the oldest cohorts have been increasing, whilst the youngest cohorts have been decreasing. If a 2% deathrate across my country (overwhelmingly the elderly) means I can finally afford to buy a house (due to lower taxes, and increased housing supply/reduced demand), that's a situation I am willing to accept. It would be beneficial to society because I would be able to have children and improve the currently very low fertility rate. Additionally, the youngest generations now face a huge burden of solving climate change, something that older generations have been responsible for but politically refuse to address. When I look at Coronavirus, I see only opportunity for civilization and an improvement in the personal situations for many young people.
- xutopia 7y agoWhat a horrible way to look at things.
- spacechild1 7y agoThis is seriously one of the worst things I've ever read on HN...