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The World’s Population May Peak in Your Lifetime. What Happens Next? (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] SanndyTheManndy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

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

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months 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 11 months ago (1 children)

You need to see the big picture

[–] Endward23@futurology.today 1 points 11 months 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.