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[โ€“] over_clox@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

There's no such thing as rapidly aging, there's exactly one year per year, we don't age any faster nor slower. Declining birth rate, sure, but no such thing as rapidly aging.

[โ€“] TORFdot0@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Rapidly aging refers to the trend line of average age rapidly increasing over time. Not people rapidly aging.

[โ€“] mr_manager@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

The total population will be rapidly aging; I.e. a larger portion of that population will be over 65