For the first time there's more people worldwide aged 65+ than aged 5 & younger

Re:For the first time there's more people worldwide aged 65+... by lurquer on Thursday May 02, 2019 @04:24PM (#19812443)

>Our largest existential enemy right now is unsustainability.

When has 'unsustainabilty' ever caused the destruction of a large portion of a human population? Seriously. Can you think of any?

The two existential threats -- the two things that can, have, and will -- wipe out millions are War and Disease.

Everything else -- asteroids, climate change, sustainability -- are speculative. But, evidence-based analysis clearly points to War and Disease.

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Re:For the first time there's more people worldwide aged 65+... by Para2016 on Thursday May 02, 2019 @07:23PM (#19813979)

The destruction of the Western Roman Empire due to enormous migrations comes to mind. Those migrations were due to 'unsustainability'.

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Re:For the first time there's more people worldwide aged 65+... by Gibbon1 on Thursday May 02, 2019 @07:46PM (#19814144)

The Late Bronze age Collapse and the Classic Maya Collapse as well.

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