Taleb Accuses Western Countries of Genocide of the elderly

Taleb was in full attack mode last evening after a tweet by Right Wing Diva Ann Coulter. He said that the West has betrayed intergenerational commitments, sacrificed the weakest, and committed geronticide [that is, the genocide of the elderly].

Yes, it requires a huuuge amount of heroism, physical courage, moral compass, gratitude, Christian values, and not least, classical virtues, to betray intergenerational commitments, sacrifice the weakest, and commit geronticide [that is, the genocide of the elderly]. https://t.co/DFFWwZvzXV
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) June 17, 2020

Taleb who sees great value in every member of the society has been repeatedly commending countries like India that have placed more value to life than money. In particular how India was treating its older population versus the west.

GERONTICIDE is the sign of moral decay.

Indian official explained only "rich" countries make a tradeoff betw lives & "economy" (assuming they are separable).
The argument of "lockdown costing lives" is bunk: in the poor country, India, ~nobody starved.

The richer, the worse!!!
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) April 19, 2020

Previously Taleb said that older population donot have to justify their utility to the west

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Taleb Accuses Western Countries of Genocide of the elderly

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