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The World’s Population May Peak in Your Lifetime. What Happens Next? (www.nytimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] SanndyTheManndy 3 points 1 year ago

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

[–] hydrospanner 1 points 1 year 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.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You need to see the big picture

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year 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.