Scenarios about 'aging population'
The demographic phenomenon characterized by an increasing proportion of elderly individuals within a society, typically resulting from declining birth rates and increased life expectancy. Aging populations present significant economic and social challenges including healthcare costs, pension sustainability, workforce shortages, and changing consumer markets. In alternate history scenarios, different demographic transitions can dramatically alter a nation's development trajectory, military capabilities, and geopolitical influence.
What If Alzheimer's Disease Was Cured?
Exploring the alternate timeline where medical researchers discovered a complete cure for Alzheimer's disease in the early 2000s, dramatically altering healthcare, economics, and social structures in an aging global population.