https://www.foxnews.com/world/chinas-xi-panic-coming-population-crisis-more-provocative-more-belligerent-chang
On Sun, Feb 26, 2023, 4:03 PM Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Robin <mixent...@aussiebroadband.com.au> wrote: > > >> The economic impact of an aging population can be mitigated by increasing >> automation, which makes it possible for fewer >> young people to continue to produce enough to support the elderly. > > > I strongly agree. When there are not enough workers for any reason, that > spurs the development of technology to replace people, and the problem goes > away. > > Old people have specific needs that seem to call for a lot of human labor. > Especially nursing and caretakers. I hope the need for such labor is > reduced by things like robots, wearable robots (exoskeletal assisted > walking for patients, and lifting for nurses), baths with doors that open > at the side, and so on. These things are becoming more common in Japan, > where the population is old and starting to decline. > > Social policies can also reduce the problems of old age. In Japan, there > is a concerted effort to let old people live at home for as long as > possible. I know several people in their 80s who are at home and doing > well. For some of them, the town sent work crews around to build wheelchair > ramps and so on, and someone to check on them. This is far cheaper than a > nursing home. And, needless to say, the old people want to stay home. > >
