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Getting old is what we choose to do (republished)

Predictions from 2016 about aging and the economy still lurk, plus some pretty depressing survey data

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Moses Sternstein
Aug 02, 2024
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Republishing this one from earlier this week because it engendered some strong feedback, one way or another.

  • revisiting 2016 predictions about demographics and aging

  • wrong or just early? data says ‘maybe a bit of both’

  • healthcare domestic product, and the NY “racket” that’s driving all the jobs

  • why don’t we babymake to get younger? sadly, it’s because we just don’t wanna.

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