Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by JKCalhoun on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:08AM
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It's how society will break down without a younger generation in quantity that is paying for social security, earning taxes for society, etc.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by Ekaros on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:19AM
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Oh well, just have to accept that there won't be retirement, only burning your savings and then euthanasia. Better have fun while you can afford it.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by joquarky on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @03:22PM
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That sounds like a rational strategy to me.
Counting on a retirement takes faith.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by Gigachad on Thursday May 15, 2025 @03:19AM
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That might be preferable to rotting in an old age home with dementia.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by BLenkomo on Thursday May 15, 2025 @08:52AM
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When i look at most people what they do when they retire, it doesn't feel like most people actually have a good strategy for it anyway.
Less work, longer work, using more and leaving without a dime in the pocket sounds a lot better.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by owebmaster on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:24AM
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Tax AI and we let the bullshit jobs die.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by spiffyk on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:25AM
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If the society is built upon the assumption of its own infinite growth in terms of population—an assumption which is very blatantly nonsensical—then maybe it deserves to break down.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by rdm_blackhole on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:36AM
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Yes, let's make babies to perpetuate an unsustainable system that relies on mythical infinite growth.
Nothing to see here.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by xnx on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @09:07AM
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Humans are pretty clever, so we'll figure it out. Humans are also pretty lazy, so we won't figure it out until we have to.
Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ...
by BLenkomo on Thursday May 15, 2025 @05:00AM
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A pure captialistic issue.
And something people mention without mentioning everything else.
The existing system 'worked' because we grew from a few million to 8 Billion. If we 'stagnate' at 8, its no longer sustainable, therefore it was never sustainable if its only sustainable with constent growth.
Nonetheless, automatisation is not stopping anyway. We will solve a lot of theese problems with robots and ai. The bigger the problem, the bigger the pressure.
Why does this read like we have to have kids?
I'm completly fine not having kids surprise \o/