In the past they would've been old and grumpy and then died before they could cause real problems. Now with old people living longer than ever they can fuck things up for the rest of us.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago (4 children)

So, like, in the book Logans Run, the cutoff was age 21. In the movie this was raised to 30.

But, then they found out people could live to be old, and everybody wanted this.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    I think wanting to live long and being frustrated at an ageing population are two entirely different thoughts

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Sounds like cognitive dissonance.

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