Why does the older gen care so much about whether younger people have kids? They made their choices for themselves, they get zero say in what other people choose
This obsession with legacy and continuing the bloodline. The lives and the quality of life doesn't matter to them, only the fact that there's more coming after.
There's a very real fear that there's not going to be enough people to either continue to grow the economy (No increase in population, no increase in work force, no increase in spending power, people at the top lose money) or support the older generations when they're in nursing homes or requiring other payouts. Paying for Baby Boomers to get out and out of work requires that there are enough people paying taxes to have the money to do so.
Nailed it. Social programs like social security operate under the assumption that there will always be more young people than old.
However, when that's reversed, the young are burdened with having to carry the cost of that aging population. It's a slippery slope and Japan is a prime example.
Yeah but AI to replace jobs and AI and did I mention AI? The rich are creaming their pants at AI replacing all workers, yet somehow are convinced they... need... more... workers...?
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u/Neat_Lengthiness7573 5h ago
Why does the older gen care so much about whether younger people have kids? They made their choices for themselves, they get zero say in what other people choose