(16 Aug) - Daughter alleges Sen. Dianne Feinstein is victim of elder abuse https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/dianne-feinstein-daughter-alleges-elder-abuse-18297255.php #DianneFeinstein #ElderAbuse #FamilyConflict #LegalIssues #AgingPopulation #SupportForSeniors #Politics #News https://mastodon.sdf.org/@uspolitics/110901564566138958

Ageist language is real and it’s not good..
#aging #ageism #ageisjustanumber #agingpopulation #agingparents #agingindependently #agingwell
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/bob-kramer-15238b15_countering-ageism-are-you-using-age-inclusive-activity-7082426759668752385-f2nA?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios

Just to illustrate how 'unsustainable' we are, I will use the actual example of my own family.

Let's start with my 4 grandparents about 100 years ago.

They have 10 children that we know about (probably a few more that we don't know, but let's stick to the ones we know).

Those 10 people had 21 children (my generation).

And we (those 21) had 45 children (so far!, because some of my cousins are still within reproductive age).

None of those 45 children has any offspring yet, but they are all about to start...

That give us a whopping 80 people, of which 74 of us are still walking on Earth. 9.25 x the original 8 in 100 years.

So, which is the 'unsustainable factor'?

For clarity, I am not suggesting 'supressing' people from having children, this is a personal and free choice... but we don't need to encourage them or make them feel that is 'their obligation' to have them because of us the oldies who are about to leave anyway... let them make their own choices.

(NB: I know there is a fallacy in the way I am counting here, because I am not counting the partners and the ancestors of all the partners in this calculation... but I hope you see my point).

#Population #AgingPopulation #Sustainability #Humanity #Migration

Not having enough children and the 'aging population' issue is on the news again.

IMHO, we don't have an 'aging population' we have a naturally 'shrinking population' (and actually not shrinking yet!)... and I belong to the group which is 'aging' and soon will be part of history... and that is all fine.

We are very far from going extinct because the last Human couple on the planet is considering not having children...

A shrinking population will help us in many ways:

- More willingly accept the migration of our brothers and sisters from other parts of the world.

- It will reduce the massive pressure on the ecosystem of our planet. 'Sustainability' requires a reduction in Human population. We are the 'unsustainable' factor. Yes, our population will shrink, but some other beautiful species may find ways to re-grow.

- It will force us to redefine our social and economic paradigms in a World where 'perpetual growth' is not the norm. Hopefully a system where it is a lot more easier to share than today, as there will be 'more planet per capita' than today too.

So let's not be too scared about Human population shrinkage.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/why-policies-boost-birth-rates-not-working-some-countries-world-population-day-united-nations-3621006

#Sustainability #Humanity #Population #Migration #AgingPopulation #Aging

"It’s something of an inconvenient truth for the #robot enthusiasts that despite the publicity, government support, and subsidies—and the real technological achievements of engineers and programmers—robots don’t really feature in any major aspect of most people’s daily lives in #Japan, including #ElderCare. " #Robots #AgingPopulation

Inside Japan’s long experiment in automating eldercare | MIT Technology Review
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/09/1065135/japan-automating-eldercare-robots/?utm_medium=tr_social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=site_visitor.unpaid.engagement

@hawaiianeye797
While I agree with smaller cars are environmentally better, I haven't seen anyone mention the #agingpopulation and increased #handicapped population. #LovgCovid
Our family has one with a walker, one wheelchair, and one headed to new knees. Sizes 5'2" to 6'3". Small #SUV allows easy entry and exit for all, and easy loading of wheelchair and walkers. 2 have difficulty getting out of a sedan.
There are good reasons for these cars to be popular. #EV

"Concerned about China’s first population drop in six decades and its rapid aging, the government’s political advisers proposed in March that single and unmarried women should have access to egg freezing and IVF treatment, among other services. China’s leaders have not commented publicly on the recommendations."

#China weighs giving single women #IVF access to stem population decline ¦ #PopulationImplosion #AgingPopulation
https://www.rappler.com/science/life-health/china-weighs-giving-single-women-ivf-access-stem-population-decline/

Spending outpacing tax
Ages claim benefits too soon
Future uncertain still

#socialsecurity #budget #agingpopulation #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/15/us/politics/social-security-costs-biden-republicans.html

Daughters are parentified from toddlerhood and up. Forced to look out for the wellbeing of their families and greater society. Male politicians are now afraid of having fewer women to care for an aging population. Girls are now refusing to become the scapegoats of society. #agingpopulation #daughters #parentified

Useless.

#Japan #Kishida #AgingPopulation

“Japan’s ageing population poses urgent risk to society, says PM”

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/23/japans-ageing-population-poses-urgent-risk-to-society-says-pm

Millions without kin
No one to help in time of need
A growing concern

#agingpopulation #familycare #seniors #haiku #poetry

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/03/health/elderly-living-alone.html

After we fall off the enrollment cliff, there will be a surplus of communal living space (dorms).

Which universities will reimagine the campus as a place for intergenerational communities?

Could college campuses be utilized as places for community and caregiving? Could old people study again? Support young people in their studies? Could other, complementary caregiving happen on campuses? Like child care?

#FutureStudies #CollectiveDreams #UniversityWorker #agingpopulation #campusforfuture