America is about to go over the ‘demographic cliff’

    • Dave@lemmy.nz
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      2 years ago

      I don’t see why this is a problem. Most of the people I work with can’t compose a coherent email, doesn’t this make the kids well prepared for the workforce?

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      2 years ago

      Sometimes I see comments/headlines and I think: “Is this AI?” And then I think: “Or is this person just stupid?”

      I’ve always assumed it was AI, but maybe “the kids” today can’t write a coherent lemmy comment.

  • Grail (capitalised)@aussie.zone
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    2 years ago

    This seems like a problem for immigration to solve.

    A worker shortage sounds great, though! That means higher wages and better working conditions.

    A worker shortage of this magnitude hasn’t happened since the years immediately after World War II, when the number of young men was reduced by death and disability, said Strohl and others.

    Awesome! Why is this article acting like a post-WWII economy is a bad thing? This is gonna be great!