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1. shoobiedoo · 1789687401 · focus · HN ↗

   This article calls it a "quiet emergency" but even as a foreigner living in Japan there are alarm bells everywhere. And the government buying 150 F35's is just a slap in the face when there's a massive chunk of the population that is, very quickly, going to need extra care.

   I looked into becoming a care aid myself as I'm tired of office culture in Japan and have some experience in that field. I was shocked to see that they start at less than 10USD, and working your way up takes years, decades even.

   Continuing to kick this can down the road is going to be an absolute disaster.

   1. calvinmorrison · 1789691442 · focus · HN ↗

      > very quickly, going to need extra care.

      they don't "need" extra care, and at 100 years old, should be pretty content with concepts of dying without intervention.

      What is with the obsession in the world today about those on deaths door taking precedent over those who live today?

      1. NonHyloMorph · 1789691748 · focus · HN ↗

         Wtf is going on with the discourse here lately? Are you advocating for effective "euthanasia" by neglect?

         1. calvinmorrison · 1789694755 · focus · HN ↗

            I'm advocating for "at 100 years old you're going to die pretty soon regardless of medical spending, and as a centarian, you should be prepared for this. no vanity or medical procedure will be cost effective and the world does not need more supercentarians, and japan does not need more old people. simple as.

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