We better have kids...

[TheApathetic]

On the flipside, one can also decide to end the cycle on himself or herself so that your children would avoid having the same situation in future, and the grandchildren and the descendents too.

Ultimately in the end, a child does not exist until a person give birth to him. It is ultimately the person who gave birth to the child wants the event to occur for a myriad of reasons.

you cannot choose whether to be born or not but you can definitely choose whether you want to have the next generation. Being born doesn't automatically create an automatic obligation to continue the cycle.

Indeed, just because you are born does not mean you must have the next generation.
One can always choose to be childfree then will not have such problem down the line if not will always be a VICIOUS CYCLE.
One can always choose to nip it in the bud and choose not to procreate.

Your grandparents gave birth to your parents and your parents gave birth to you. If earlier generations hadn't reproduced then there wouldn't be this problem at all.

in a way, the older generation created this problem that needs to be solved by younger generation unless there are robots in the future that can take care of old people.

 

[WhiteHunter]

next generation or the next will find it very difficult to own a hdb flat. most likely they have to rent or the average salary goes up by 30% to 50%.

 

[coyote]

next generation or the next will find it very difficult to own a hdb flat. most likely they have to rent or the average salary goes up by 30% to 50%.

I'm absolutely sure your grandfather or father said exactly the same thing that the next generations will have problem getting a home... Look at us here today 80% have their own homes and living in high quality public homes we called HDBs that not only provide accomodations, it even net the next generations nest eggs that make them hundreds of thousands from their home for their retirement...

So, next few generations will not have problem so long as this regime prevails....

 

[Joe Mahmood]

I'm sure edmwers have lots of money to retire, more than they can spend in their life time hiring a helper and a private nurse simultaneously ...

Sorry to say, the strongest female nurse couldn't lift up my mother... Hiring nurse is very expensive in Singapore ... Helpers are cheaper but do you count on your helpers to remember what medicines your parents or yourself take when we are at age 65 or 75?

one eg.
3 levels of medications prescribed to prevent inflammation.

Level 1 Anti inflammation medication cause gastric, so doctor prescribed level 1 anti acid for level 1 anti inflammation med. In case level 1 anti acid not work, doctor prescribed level 2 anti acid, gaviscon as next level of protection.

If level 1 don't work, go
Level 2 anti inflammation drug and it caused nausea, so doctor prescribed level 2 anti vomit med.

If level 2 don't work, go
Level 3 anti inflammation drug caused nausea and shared the same anti vomit drug with level 2.

Doctor prescribed 3 levels of anti constipation medication
Level 1 is liquid
Level 2 is pills
Level 3 is physically applied to the butt...

Can we still follow such complication instructions when we are 65? How about 75?

Do we still have the same sane mind to decipher at 65 or 75? Or we expect the stay in helper to do that? If the stay in helper is not smart enough, we hire a stay in helper and a stay in nurse? Because the nurse probably couldn't lift us up when we are immobile at 65 or 75? How? Check ourselves into folks home as last resort? Then it only matters the children visit us at the home from time to time, so that those caretakers will not bully us when nobody's watching.

Disclaimer: just an opinion piece. Individuals are free to choose their ways of life.

Related topic I guess...

https://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/...g-west-flat-after-days-of-no-contact.7136401/