I thought the point about fringe views was interesting. Because the population change (pillar not pyramid, leading to fertility panic) is such a novel phenomenon, there is no mainstream yet - so it’s hard to say what is fringe. My own indicator is does it make me cackle in disbelief (yeah but NO).
I think we were way too narrow in communicating population ageing and focused on later life instead of the whole-of-society sea change. Looking back, it was probably a result of the development policy sector approach that hasn’t exactly encouraged system thinking
💯 this. I feel so liberated now to frame the positive case for population ageing as being possibility-making, now that I'm not tripping over my tongue the whole time with trying to get the correct NGO language around the issue... Just feeling, thinking, reacting instead!