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It's not simple bellyaching; it's systems.

We've known for half a century the inversion in population density was coming. The cultural norms of the past don't support it.

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What cultural norms do support the inverted population density though? I’m not aware of one that does. Welfare states high on individual independence rely on the young and able to work and contribute tax to support the old. In the same way that traditional cultures rely on the younger generation to support their parents.

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