• AItoothbrush@lemmy.zip
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    3 months ago

    Well yes but no. Supporting this many old people is a genuine problem, no matter the economic system.

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      3 months ago

      Sure, a problem in the sense that it requires a solution. Capitalisms solution is infinite population growth via forced pregnancy. A non capitalist option is to simply use the very large amount of resources available to take care of the old folks. It’s not profitable, but that’s not the point.