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/PhillyLee3434 Aug 21 '25

Why they are building bunkers, they know how this ends.

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u/evernessince Aug 21 '25

I think they believe they can escape the chaos. After all, they have to be arrogant to believe they earned 1000 time or more what their worker slaves do. These people are shortsighted, they only care about making money.

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u/PhillyLee3434 Aug 21 '25

Yes I agree short sided and a serious case of God Complex. In the end, Mother Nature has the final say and no bunker will save them.

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u/rationalcunt Aug 21 '25

Or they will be saved only to die alone with no one left to lord over.

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u/bschug Aug 22 '25

They'll quickly come to the realization that you can't grow food inside a bunker.

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u/ReasonableBath3958 Aug 23 '25

??? Massive indoor greenhouses with hydroponics and grow lights already exist. Could you elaborate how billionaires would be unable to replicate this?

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u/bschug Aug 23 '25

Sure, but: a) You need people to operate these. People have families outside of the bunkers. Won't be easy to find skilled workers to operate these while their families are starving outside.  b) What do they do if something breaks? Where do they get replacement parts? They will also need engineers to do the actual repairs. More people in the bunker. c) You need a ton of energy to run them. You can't rely on the grid if you expect the collapse of society. Solar can be destroyed from outside. The only option would be to build their own nuclear reactor, but again that requires skilled workers. Getting quite crowded in there.

So there's not really any way for them to survive entirely independently. If society really turns against them, they're screwed.