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WKL
07-22-2010, 01:06 PM
The ASBs decide to slow down everyone's life span by half, so from here on out, for every chronological year that passes by, they only grow half a year biologically. So someone who is recently born in America would probably have a life expectancy of 170, while someone who is 60 with about 20 more years to live would live for 40 more years.

What will be the social/economic effects of this?
bobc
07-22-2010, 03:24 PM
The ASBs decide to slow down everyone's life span by half, so from here on out, for every chronological year that passes by, they only grow half a year biologically. So someone who is recently born in America would probably have a life expectancy of 170, while someone who is 60 with about 20 more years to live would live for 40 more years.

What will be the social/economic effects of this?

A fossilization of cultural attitudes.
A strong desire by the younger adult generations to reduce the effects of tenure and experience beyond a certain number of years for positions.
Admiral Canaris
07-22-2010, 03:28 PM
Either job shortage as people don't retire and thus grow the labor pool, or resentment against those who do retire at an earlier age if legislation doesn't keep up. Probably both.

Also, what Bob said.

The longer-term demographics are harder to work out. I imagine this would help at least part for the reduced birth rate of the Western World. On the other hand, in the longer run it will probably increase the problem even more.

How does the change affect fertility, especially for women?
Das Legio
07-22-2010, 07:20 PM
Social Security will need to be ended.
bobc
07-23-2010, 12:58 PM
Social Security will need to be ended.

Maybe set the age to 140.
WKL
07-25-2010, 04:59 PM
How does the change affect fertility, especially for women?

Menopause is the same age biologically. But biological aging is slowed by 50%. So someone who has menopause at 45 would have menopause at 90 if they're just born. However, if someone who was 44 when this happens then she'll have menopause when she's 46, but chronological age of 45.

I set this so things happen gradually actually so nothing extreme for the moment.