• threelonmusketeers
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    5 months ago

    It’s also slower than war/plague so it’s an easier transition.

    It is easier, but not without challenges. Each person (on average) caring for four elderly grandparents could be quite the burden.

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      WW2 killed the able-bodied workers at the prime of their lives leaving elderly grandparents. Yet the 1950’s weren’t an economic disaster.