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Re:The Future Is Too Expensive – A New Theory on Collapsing ... by JKCalhoun on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @08:08AM (#43983537)
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 (#43983636)
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 (#43988256)
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 (#43992617)
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 (#43994503)
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 (#43983661)
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 (#43983669)
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 (#43983761)
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 (#43984086)
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 (#43993133)
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.