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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by mirimir on Saturday March 14, 2020 @07:31PM (#22579594)
Although I'm personally offended, being unimaginably (for me) old, this does make some sense. After all, many countries have been angsty about demographic inversion. And SARS-CoV-2 could resolve that within a decade or less.
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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by lallysingh on Saturday March 14, 2020 @07:46PM (#22579680)
Apologies for the offense, but I was being serious for the reason you mentioned.
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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by mirimir on Saturday March 14, 2020 @08:08PM (#22579807)
NP. I was mostly joking about the offended part :)
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Re:Ask HN: Is UK government insane or genius? by devnullbyte on Sunday March 15, 2020 @05:37AM (#22582402)
The other interesting factor is how it will impact Gerontocracy which is the norm for most eastern and western governments alike. We see this playing out in in Iran.
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