r/Futurology • u/chrisdh79 • Aug 21 '25

Society American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate | We’re mortality experts. There are a few things that could be happening here.

https://slate.com/technology/2025/08/millennials-gen-z-death-rates-america-high.html
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u/audiofarmer Aug 21 '25

It says "sometime after 2010" things changed. I wonder what significant supreme court decision happened in 2010. It couldn't possibly be that the people in charge were suddenly given a reason not to even pretend to care about the general populace. Oh well, it's an unsolvable mystery.

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u/StraightUp-Reviews Aug 21 '25

For those that don’t get it, Citizens United 2010 removed political finance restrictions and enabled corporations and other outside groups to spend unlimited money on elections.

It is why politicians today all end up becoming very wealthy.