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[narrator] Centenarians might be healthier
than other people in old age, but they're still old. They're probably not going to work a job,
and they'll need some care, and that has a cost. And these costs are hard to cut back. Caring for the elderly in many societies
is seen as a moral imperative. If you look at countries that have
very long life expectancies like Japan, what ends up as you have
a lot of old people who are very isolated and lonely
than other people in old age, but they're still old. They're probably not going to work a job,
and they'll need some care, and that has a cost. And these costs are hard to cut back. Caring for the elderly in many societies
is seen as a moral imperative. If you look at countries that have
very long life expectancies like Japan, what ends up as you have
a lot of old people who are very isolated and lonely
Full Transcript
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[narrator] Centenarians might be healthier
than other people in old age,
00:00:05.996 --> 00:00:06.756
but they're still old.
00:00:07.256 --> 00:00:11.135
They're probably not going to work a job,
and they'll need some care,
00:00:11.219 --> 00:00:13.012
and that has a cost.
00:00:13.096 --> 00:00:15.001
And these costs are hard to cut back.
00:00:15.974 --> 00:00:20.603
Caring for the elderly in many societies
is seen as a moral imperative.
00:00:20.687 --> 00:00:24.019
If you look at countries that have
very long life expectancies like Japan,
00:00:24.273 --> 00:00:26.401
what ends up as you have
a lot of old people
00:00:26.484 --> 00:00:28.486
who are very isolated and lonely.
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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.