It is the fact that increasing in longevity could bring both positive and negative effect on our society. However, negative effect seems outweigh the opposite. This essay will explain some key problem cause by this trend.
Seeing the problem in economy analyst aspect, older population could become burden for youth. Old people are no longer contribute to country’s GDP due to retirement, which mean they decrease their own country’s development. Furthermore, elder people becoming a burden for the youth with all kinds of problems. For example, when people getting older, diseases and physical issue are inevitable, which put the pressure for young people and the government to find a cure or suitable healthcare services without any help from the old age people. Many investment projects to boost country’s GDP need to delay or cancel to use that money invest to healthcare services.
Moreover, disease that bring to elder people can also annoying their own children. For examples, Alzheimer is the disease cause elderly forget frequently, this issue led to the need for healthcare from middle age child which mean middle-aged adults are becoming caretaker for their own parent. This change of roles is quite different for middle-aged child, as a dependent parent living in a house, a family may feel lack of privacy and have less time to contribute for their social. This could make them feel trapped in the duty with their own parent with the responsibility with their contribution to humanity leading more pressure and stress.
In conclusion, I would like to summaries the disadvantages that society got when people getting older and older. Firstly, they reduce GDP of the own country leading country becoming less developed. Secondly, health issue form old age people cause stress and pressure to their own child and society. There is no easy solution for this problem and humanity need to come up with long term plan to deal with elderly demographic issue.