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[narrator] If older people live longer

If older people live longer, the ratio of elderly to the young shifts, and that changes...

Explained • S01E15 • 2018

[narrator] If older people live longer, the ratio of elderly to the young shifts, and that changes society. Studies have shown that
when a population becomes more elderly, countries become less entrepreneurial. And if a population doesn't die at all,
we might stop doing much of anything. As that wonderful Star Trek episode shows, you would run out of things that you could
possibly think were worth doing if you had infinite time

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[narrator] If older people live longer,

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the ratio of elderly to the young shifts,

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and that changes society.

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Studies have shown that when a population becomes more elderly,

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countries become less entrepreneurial.

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And if a population doesn't die at all, we might stop doing much of anything.

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As that wonderful Star Trek episode shows,

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you would run out of things that you could possibly think were worth doing

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if you had infinite time.

Duration

30 seconds

Views

25

Timestamp in Movie

00:16:23

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

15

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.