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Re:Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States by magicstefanos on Friday November 07, 2025 @11:42PM (#45854182)
Do people really talk like this?
Re:Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States by raspasov on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:12AM (#45854333)
“Talk”, no, but a scary number very much think like this. It’s an easy pseudo-intellectual high ground to take.
Re:Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States by SailingCactus33 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @12:54AM (#45854492)
It's a biological and societal reality. While we may end up solving the immediate demographic crisis through technology (e.g. Optimus for the elderly), the future of humanity depends on raising children. Not taxing the rich, personal convenience, or trivializing my stated position as one that is "easy" to have.
Re:Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States by txrx0000 on Saturday November 08, 2025 @09:32AM (#45856881)
Of all the public online communities, you'd think HN would be capable of calling it the way it is. But I'm afraid it's been overrun by brainwashed ideologues as I've seen many times the truth being downvoted into oblivion during my short time here. Maybe we should do an experiment and make an account that only posts Paul Graham's positions and see how often it gets downvoted. I suspect the culture has shifted quite a lot since HN's founding and a decent chunk on the margin no longer cares about what's true over what's acceptable.
Re:Older Adults Outnumber Children in 11 States by SlightlyLeftPad on Friday November 07, 2025 @11:47PM (#45854214)
Online, yes. Anywhere else, I doubt it.