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We are on course to have far more elderly people than young people. A global retirement community without even any grandkids to visit them strikes me as a depr
by jimbokun 8mo ago
We are on course to have far more elderly people than young people.
A global retirement community without even any grandkids to visit them strikes me as a depressing dystopian future.
- littlexsparkee 8mo agoI see less burden on earth's environment as a positive.
- ionwake 8mo agonot necessarily connected to the number of people but the type - if they are all conservationists that would be a net positive, not counting OTT population numbers.
- littlexsparkee 8mo agowe're talking about aging in advanced economies - those are folks with heavy footprints. if the west could be content with africa's growth and allowing for more migration, this problem is licked.
- ionwake 8mo agoi dont think I agree at all bro
- jurgenburgen 8mo agoMore likely it will be a larger burden on the environment. If there are no future generations to care about then why bother investing in a better future?
- littlexsparkee 8mo agothe earth regenerates itself, provided we stay out of the way. if anything there's more motivation to care when the degredation slows down and makes change feel tangible.
- foobarian 8mo agoThe question is what happens after they are gone?