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11 Oct 2023, 11:01 pm

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Apparently ageing itself can cause depression, which is why there are a lot of depressed people in modern society.

I can't find any evidence of ageing causing depression, though I can see how it might be so. Being old sucks. And my own experience is that the morbid thoughts that plague me when I've been alone too long are mostly about being near the end of my shelf life. But give me good company and I cease to be concerned about my age.



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12 Oct 2023, 8:59 am

Births in China slide 10% to hit their lowest on record

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/bir ... 6c3675c604


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12 Oct 2023, 6:42 pm

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Too many old people for the young to support? Simple solution: release a virus that selectively kills off the elderly. Oh, wait, they tried that...


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12 Oct 2023, 8:55 pm

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Too many old people for the young to support? Simple solution: release a virus that selectively kills off the elderly. Oh, wait, they tried that...


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Fair point. I didn't word it very clearly. By "they tried that" I meant "that happened." I doubt that the Chinese gov deliberately used it as a euthanasia tool.



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12 Oct 2023, 9:06 pm

ToughDiamond wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
ToughDiamond wrote:
Too many old people for the young to support? Simple solution: release a virus that selectively kills off the elderly. Oh, wait, they tried that...


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Fair point. I didn't word it very clearly. By "they tried that" I meant "that happened." I doubt that the Chinese gov deliberately used it as a euthanasia tool.


The idea that the release was deliberate is what I'm calling into question. It'd be like blowing your own foot off with a shotgun and hoping your ops get hurt by the shot too.


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12 Oct 2023, 11:03 pm

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The idea that the release was deliberate is what I'm calling into question. It'd be like blowing your own foot off with a shotgun and hoping your ops get hurt by the shot too.

Absolutely. Leaders can be pretty stupid at times, but not THAT stupid.