At the present time, the population of some countries includes a relatively large number of young adults, compared with the number of older people. Do the advantages of this situation outweigh the disadvantages?

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With the ever-growing
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of the world, it is quite common to observe certain countries with a relatively large number of young adults, compared to the older
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. In
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essay, I plan to explain and underline the advantages associated with
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a generation-ratio situation and how they, quite successfully, outweigh the disadvantages. We observe a large number of young adults in countries
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as India, Canada, and Singapore. One plausible reason for a younger to older
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ratio mismatch, apart from the fact that the world observed a
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boom in countries like India in the '70s and '80s, could be rooted in the fact that as compared to the present-day nuclear families, the families of the previous decade saw parents raising at least two to three children.
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contributes to a larger
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dominated
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opulation which
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population, which
I strongly believe is key to reorienting the
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's goals for the
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15-20 years. In my experience, I have often observed that there is a distinct generation gap between people of the older and the younger generations which contributes to diverging opinions and ideologies. In my
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, India, it is not uncommon to state that the ideologies of life and the responsibilities of the
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are a common topic of debate among older people. These eventually lead to ego clashes and
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, to a bifurcation of the school of thought which pushes people to take stands on sensitive issues. In the recent past, we s
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the immediate removal of article 377 which disapproved of people of the LGBTQ+ community.
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topic was extensively debated and it is not a gross generalization to state that the legalization of the freedom to possess a unique sexual identity was looked down upon by the older generation, it was only because of the new-wave paradigm shifts in the school of thought among the
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that the judgment on the issue could see the light of day.
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is a prime example of the
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probing for common ground and reorienting the
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from certain social stigmas to a brighter and more liberal
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. The
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play an important role in shaping the spirit that would eventually go on to encourage the
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to pave a new path that the
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would follow into the
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,
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path could be novel advancements in science
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as the
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quantum revolution we are observing in countries like Canada or a pathway into a more peaceful and non-violent
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which we are observing in Ethiopia, where the young prime minister, Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel peace prize for dampening the border tensions with the neighbouring
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Eritrea and probing for solutions to a violence-free
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for the
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. The
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ratio mismatch happens in cycles which are r
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rare, but
history has shown us that we are to make the most of it. When used correctly, the
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of today could bring about another Renaissance, or another industrial revolution, or even another golden age. In conclusion and in light of the above mentioned, I believe that a
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the advantages
of the situation greatly outweigh the disadvantages and that a
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-dominated
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could bring about a revolution that could serve to be a great benefit to humankind of the
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generations.

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