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There's plenty of young people to care for the elderly. There's this strange assumption that it takes one young person to care for one elderly person, I've seen it in news articles, and I've seen people say it, either implicitly or explicitly.

Here's the shocker: one young person can care for more than one elderly person. Not every elderly person needs a young person exclusively devoted to them.

Also not all elderly people need caretakers. Not all elderly people are helpless without young people. My dad is well into his 70s now, and he may be retired, but is still helping family and friends, fixes up their homes, helps care for his grandchildren, and holds his own.

Society won't fall apart. You just need to adjust your expectations and things will work out in the end.