AGETECH AEON - Ep 1
About this episode
Abby Bloom discusses the need for more space and time for care in a rapidly aging society.
Abby Bloom wants us to face an uncomfortable truth: we need a lot more space and time for care in our culture. A rapidly aging population - living twenty to thirty years longer than the generations preceding - means we're going to have to rethink and redesign our lives, our work and our whole civilisation so that we don't disappear beneath a burden of care that no one can bear alone. How do we make that transition? Abby's new book "The Cost of Not Caring", offers some suggestions. It's the shadow looming over all our bright futures - and it's front and centre on THE NEXT BILLION SECONDS. The first of two SXSW Sydney 2025 live recordings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Host: Mark Pesce
Guest: Abby Bloom
Topics covered
- aging population
- care culture
- redesigning civilization
- work-life balance
- healthcare
- future planning
Keywords
- aging
- care
- society
- work
- civilization
- health
- future
- SXSW
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Cost of Not Caring
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