Another example of an old man prejudiced against the young.
At what point are we 'old'?
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Another example of an old man prejudiced against the young.
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I'd say biased but stand by the viewpoint. You should hear what they say about anyone over-50.
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So you've had apprentices, too?I've adopted a new rule over the past ten years or so that anyone under the age of 25 will be considered an eejit 'til proven otherwise.
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The Boomer generation which are now mostly retired enjoying index linked final salary pensions really had the best deal. Their retirement benefits were designed around life expectancy that assumed they'd get 5-10 years as a pensioner before croaking it. All these companies have to pay the bill and that gets passed on to consumers. The boomers also enjoyed house prices roughly 3 times their annual salary when they started out. A young person today would be lucky to find a place at 10X their annual salary and the only pension they will get is one they pay in to.
But we can't blame the previous generation for global warming etc. The problem we have is our population is growing and our economy is based on that happening. The best solution to global warming is to reduce the number of humans on the planet and automate more of the functions that need humans. The planet may then have a chance to recover before the sun burns us up or a meteor destroys us.
But we can't blame the previous generation for global warming etc. The problem we have is our population is growing and our economy is based on that happening. The best solution to global warming is to reduce the number of humans on the planet and automate more of the functions that need humans. The planet may then have a chance to recover before the sun burns us up or a meteor destroys us.
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Are they really? And @JohnD talks about prejuduce? It may interest you to know that there are millions of boomers who didn't retire on index linked final salary pensions (generally a middle-class white collar perk), so maybe a bit more thought and a bit less bigotry is in order. Not everyone is middle-class
Also many working class people don't have a long retirement, although 15 or so years seems a lot more likely than 5 these days
Speaking as someone who was not on the white collar gravy train
Starting with the ones who have the greatest per-head usage of energy and resources, surely.
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The functions which need the most humans are generally the ones requiring the greatest number of low skill, low pay workers, surely?
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Interestingly, Sir David of Attenbrough agrees -
The Optimum Population Trust agrees with Migration Watch. One of its patrons, Sir David Attenborough, states on its website: “All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder - and ultimately impossible - to solve with ever more people.” In a report published in July 2010 it claimed that the United Kingdom was "overpopulated by forty-five million people" and advocated that couples should only have two children, that immigration should never exceed emigration, and that the population should be reduced by at least a quarter of a per cent per year." (39)
The Optimum Population Trust agrees with Migration Watch. One of its patrons, Sir David Attenborough, states on its website: “All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder - and ultimately impossible - to solve with ever more people.” In a report published in July 2010 it claimed that the United Kingdom was "overpopulated by forty-five million people" and advocated that couples should only have two children, that immigration should never exceed emigration, and that the population should be reduced by at least a quarter of a per cent per year." (39)
Who will volunteer to be culled?
Start with Attenborough, his children and grandchildren?
Can we start another war with the French (scoundrels)?
No?
Okay, well i'm out of ideas.
No?
Okay, well i'm out of ideas.
In the third world, the education of girls and availability of reliable contraception are the most effective means of reducing population growth.
China and Europe now have a depopulation problem. As does Russia.
China and Europe now have a depopulation problem. As does Russia.
I've always said the white elephant in the room is overpopulation. Perhaps another issue just as bad is distribution of population (i.e. population density).
Is there correlation between population and poverty.
People on average, are wealthier today than they were in the past, even though population levels were a lot lower.
World population living in extreme poverty
Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than 1.90 international-$ per day. International-$ are adjusted for price differences between countries and for price changes over time (inflation).
ourworldindata.org
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