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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It is way scarier when the old people are the majority of the population

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

A couple more covid-level events will take care of that.

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is it?

I'd be much more concerned if the world population skewed young and we were still projecting mass population decline within their lifetimes.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You need to see the big picture

[–] Endward23 1 points 2 years ago

He or she doesn't want it.

Its a very, very uncomfortable truth. The older generations needs the workforce of younger generations in order to get things like good, medical help and other things. This work will not getting lower about decades.