2 ms·

TLDR: It's cheapest to let old people die, so that the young can continue working. A very cruel view on humanity, but I would be surprised if these thoughts ha

TLDR: It's cheapest to let old people die, so that the young can continue working. A very cruel view on humanity, but I would be surprised if these thoughts hadn't crossed our politicians minds. Also, many initiatives by young people (e.g. limiting climate change, re-structuring society to be more equal-opportunity) are being blocked by old people who wish to preserve the status quo. So there is a general dislike by young people - those mostly unaffected by Covid - against the elderly - those most likely to die from Covid. And for many years, there have been heated discussions about whether it is fair to force an ever smaller number of young people to pay for an ever growing number of old people, even if those old people directly undermine the young people's livelihood, for example by driving up rental prices or by voting to stop free education (which they themselves benefited from, when young). So you could probably even win some young votes with a platform of "let's sacrifice the unneeded grumpy grandmas for the greater good".

lm28469 7y ago
If you do that in the US you'd lose 60% of politicians and 90% of presidential candidates.
- fxtentacle 7y ago
  Which, in the eyes of young people, might not be that bad.
- selimthegrim 7y ago
  Good lord I hope Gabbard isn’t the one that’s left
- tsukurimashou 7y ago
  don't get my hopes up like that
michaelt 7y ago
I find it hard to believe there's a significant number of people who would cheer the deaths of their own parents and grandparents?
- fxtentacle 7y ago
  Of course, everyone will hope that it's not their own parents, but only that one grumpy old person in the neighborhood that everyone dislikes anyway. As for the reasons of why there is a divide between young and old, I guess a big part is jealousy, because the older generations had more stable job opportunities available to them. https://qz.com/940686/millennials-and-baby-boomers-have-been-taught-to-hate-each-other-but-they-need-each-other-to-survive/ https://qz.com/940686/millennials-and-baby-boomers-have-been...
theandrewbailey 7y ago
When was there ever free education in the US? Yes, tuition was vastly cheaper in the past, but it wasn't free.

lm28469 7y ago

If you do that in the US you'd lose 60% of politicians and 90% of presidential candidates.

fxtentacle 7y ago
Which, in the eyes of young people, might not be that bad.
selimthegrim 7y ago
Good lord I hope Gabbard isn’t the one that’s left
tsukurimashou 7y ago
don't get my hopes up like that

michaelt 7y ago

I find it hard to believe there's a significant number of people who would cheer the deaths of their own parents and grandparents?

fxtentacle 7y ago
Of course, everyone will hope that it's not their own parents, but only that one grumpy old person in the neighborhood that everyone dislikes anyway. As for the reasons of why there is a divide between young and old, I guess a big part is jealousy, because the older generations had more stable job opportunities available to them. https://qz.com/940686/millennials-and-baby-boomers-have-been-taught-to-hate-each-other-but-they-need-each-other-to-survive/ https://qz.com/940686/millennials-and-baby-boomers-have-been...

theandrewbailey 7y ago

When was there ever free education in the US? Yes, tuition was vastly cheaper in the past, but it wasn't free.