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It is a pyramid scheme though, each generation needing to be bigger than the last to support the previous generations retirement. It has to end at some point.
by robryan 5y ago
It is a pyramid scheme though, each generation needing to be bigger than the last to support the previous generations retirement. It has to end at some point.
- ta2157 5y agoEach generation doesn't have to be bigger than the last. Two people create two children, those two children create two children, the grandparents die, the grandchildren create two children, etc. That stabilizes the population (technically population goes down due to accidental deaths, diseases, etc. but you get the idea).
- reader_mode 5y agoNot really - you can increase productivity, the end game of that being full automation. Lifespans are increasing and automation claims turned out over optimistic so far - if you are close to retirement the last thing you want to see is a shrinking working population, shortages and inflation.