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🧵2️⃣ The article argues that Germany's long-standing work-based growth model is running into a demographic wall:
👵 Baby Boomers are retiring
👶 Younger generations are smaller
📉 Investment and productivity gains are stagnating
As a result, there’s rising pressure to increase working hours—but moral appeals alone won’t cut it.