Last month, I wrote a piece for Time titled The Issue with Living Longer. In it, I explored a sobering reality: while global life expectancy continues to rise, the experience of those added years often falls short of what we imagine. Instead of extra time spent thriving, many people are spending those years managing chronic illness, cognitive decline, or financial instability.
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Mapping Possibilities: The Stories That Shape What Comes Next
This blog series is more than a collection of observations. It’s a way of seeing. A way of holding space for the deep human shifts unfolding around us—and telling the stories that make those shifts real. From cognitive decline to fertility collapse, from extended lifespans to rising caregiving demands, each post in this series centers a human truth: that the future does not arrive all at once. It emerges through patterns, decisions, tensions, and tradeoffs. It emerges through people. And it emerges unevenly.
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What it feels like to grow old in a society speeding past you.
The World Is Getting Older—Fast
Across the globe, populations are aging at unprecedented speed. By 2030, more than 1 in 6 people worldwide will be over 60. In countries like Japan, South Korea, Italy, and Germany, that number will be closer to 1 in 3. The dependency ratio is tipping. Pensions are under strain. Healthcare systems are overwhelmed. And in many cities, there are now more people leaving the workforce than entering it.
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Reimagining the Future 