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by KMag 985 days ago
It's going to be a rough retirement for you if population drops too quickly. Other people's children are going to need to provide labor to support your retirement. Even if you and all of your friends intend to die at your desks, there are plenty of vital services that require a lot of labor that isn't well-suited to older workers.

Low fertility rates are a real problem across the developed world.