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Old 06-15-2009, 11:52 PM   #9
David Johnston2
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Default Re: 40 years to Cyberpunk?

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Originally Posted by hal View Post
Now, others have suggested a massive swine flu like epidemic. My suggestion is - resist the temptation.

Here is why:

For every person left alive, who is of an age where they are marginally productive (ie retired or part time workers), the governmental system is that much more overburdened relative to its resources..
But the fear concerning the epidemic is that one day it will recreate the unique nature of the Spanish Influenza epidemic, which for some perverse reason hit young adults even harder than any other demographic group.
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