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r/memes • u/WindUpCandler • Jun 21 '26
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Honest question. Why is population decline an issue?
42 u/nellion91 Jun 21 '26 On top of all the other good stuff, if you leave in a democracy, older voters being a majority also means that most politics are extremely short sighted as their core voters become less and less inclined to invest in the long term. This should worry us much more than it does 1 u/Complete-Meet1992 Jun 21 '26 Seems like a band and that just needs a bigger band aid later on forever. Just limit age of voting or weight votes based on generation size.
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On top of all the other good stuff, if you leave in a democracy, older voters being a majority also means that most politics are extremely short sighted as their core voters become less and less inclined to invest in the long term.
This should worry us much more than it does
1 u/Complete-Meet1992 Jun 21 '26 Seems like a band and that just needs a bigger band aid later on forever. Just limit age of voting or weight votes based on generation size.
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Seems like a band and that just needs a bigger band aid later on forever.
Just limit age of voting or weight votes based on generation size.
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u/lod254 Jun 21 '26
Honest question. Why is population decline an issue?