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Re:Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workwe... by Qem on Sunday August 04, 2024 @04:02PM (#41155951)
> There's a historical model that proposes that the Renaissance directly came out of the Black Death—the decrease in population gave the working class more bargaining power

The Black Death didn't left a survivors cohort composed mostly of retirement-age people.

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Re:Rich, western countries face a stark choice: 6-day workwe... by lolinder on Sunday August 04, 2024 @04:15PM (#41156033)
Right, the age differential is a huge problem and one we should spend time on.

But this article isn't about how we take care of the elderly during this time of adjustment (we all know that the age gap isn't permanent, it will stabilize as people die), it's about how we keep GDP growth high.

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