Name: 太晚了嗎？！ (Are We Too Late?)
Uploaded: 2026-01-31T17:03:16.000Z
Duration: 4 min 18 s

基礎被動語態

This video is sponsored by our good friends over at Vitadao.

這支影片由我們的好朋友 Vitadao 贊助播出。

Stay tuned until the end to hear about the video we made for their channel.

請看到最後，聽聽我們為他們頻道製作的影片。

As medical science and technology advance, so do human lifespans.

隨著醫學科學和技術的進步，人類壽命也跟著提升。

And as scientists continue to make technological breakthroughs, life expectancy will keep rising.

而隨著科學家不斷有技術突破，預期壽命也會持續上升。

But what happens when people start living longer than ever before?

但如果大家活得比以往都還要長，會發生什麼事呢？

Won't we all be squished together like sardines Coffee?

我們不會擠在一起像沙丁魚一樣嗎？

Let's talk about why overpopulation might not be an oversized issue.

我們來聊聊為什麼人口過多可能不是個大問題。

In the pre modern world, life expectancy was just 30 years.

在前現代世界，預期壽命只有 30 歲。

But now, after a few centuries of industrialization, global life Expectancy is over 70 and is projected to reach 82 by 2100.

但現在，經過幾個世紀的工業化，全球預期壽命已超過 70 歲，並預計在 2100 年達到 82 歲。

While this could result in a larger elderly population requiring more resources for care, which some countries countries are currently experiencing, advances in medical technology won't just help people live longer lives, but

這可能會導致老年人口增加，需要更多照護資源，這也是一些國家目前面臨的狀況，但醫療技術的進步不僅能幫助人們活得更久，

The number of years a person is expected to live at full health, known as their healthy life expectancy, has increased 8% in the last 20 years, from 58.3 to 63.7.

一個人預期能健康活著的年數，也就是健康預期壽命，在過去 20 年增加了 8%，從 58.3 歲提升到 63.7 歲。

This means they'll be able to stay in the workforce longer and won't require as much expensive medical or home care, which will reduce the current burden the elderly place on social and healthcare systems.

這意味著他們能更長久地留在勞動力市場，也不需要那麼多昂貴的醫療或居家照護，這能減輕老年人口目前對社會和醫療保健系統造成的負擔。

In fact, scientists estimate that slowing the aging process and increasing life expectancy by just one year could save the US economy.

事實上，科學家估計，延緩衰老過程並將預期壽命延長一年，就能為美國經濟省下。

But as people continue to live longer, the world population is also increasing.

但隨著人們活得越來越久，世界人口也在持續增加。

This is happening at a rate of around 82.4 million people a year.

And by 2059, the population is expected to continue to grow gradually, from today's 8 billion to over 10 billion.

到了 2059 年，人口預計將從目前的 80 億人，逐漸成長到超過 100 億人。

But interestingly, by the end of the century, it will start to go down.

但有趣的是，到了本世紀末，人口將開始下降。

That's largely because fertility rates are decreasing due to advances in society such as women's empowerment, lower child mortality, and

這很大程度上是因為生育率正在下降，這與社會進步有關，例如女性賦權、兒童死亡率降低，以及

Countries like Japan and Korea have actually been incentivizing people to have more babies due to the seriously declining birth rates and rapidly aging population.

像日本和韓國這樣的地方，因為出生率嚴重下降和人口快速老化，實際上一直在鼓勵人們多生孩子。

Still, 10 billion people is a lot of people.

I'm trying to bake as many pizza bagels as fast as I can.

我正盡我所能快速烤出最多披薩貝果。

Of the 149 million square kilometers of land on Earth, 106 million are habitable.

地球上 1.49 億平方公里的土地中，有 1.06 億平方公里是可居住的。

Currently, you humans live on only about 1% of this habitable area, so there's plenty of room to expand, but

目前，你們人類只住在這片可居住區域的大約 1%，所以還有很多擴張空間，但是

你們用了另外 46% 來種植食物。

Luckily, farmers are already looking for more sustainable ways to make more food with less land as an effort to curb climate change and feed the growing population.

幸好，農民們已經在尋找更永續的方式，用更少的土地生產更多食物，以遏止氣候變遷並餵養不斷增長的世界人口。

And as they become more efficient, water availability will increase as well, which is a good thing since parts of the world are already experiencing water scarcity and more people will only exacerbate the issue.

而且隨著他們效率越來越高，水的可用性也會增加，這是一件好事，因為世界上有些地方已經面臨缺水問題，而更多人只會加劇這個問題。

However, while we may soon have solutions for food and water deficits, it'll be up to us as a society to ensure that everyone gets them, which they should.

然而，雖然我們可能很快就會有解決糧食和水資源短缺的辦法，但我們社會必須確保每個人都能獲得這些資源，這也是應該的。

就像 Blocko 阿嬤會說的，要友善。

So would you want to live in different places?

所以，你會想住在不同的地方嗎？

If you could live for a very long time, where would you go?

如果你能活很久很久，你會去哪裡？

Or would you just stay put where you are?

或者你會待在你現在的地方嗎？

Let me know in the comment section below.

Quick shout out to our friends over at Vitadao.

快速感謝我們在 Vitadao 的朋友們。

They actually sponsor this video and if you want to learn more about all the cool things they're doing for the longevity space, click the first link in the description.

他們其實贊助了這支影片，如果你想多瞭解他們在 longevity 領域做了哪些很棒的事，可以點擊說明欄的第一個連結。

Whether you're interested in science, new tech, or just someone with a curious mind, don't miss the video we made with them.

無論你對科學、新技術感興趣，或只是個好奇心強的人，都別錯過我們和他們一起做的這支影片。

Over on their channel, you can explore the groundbreaking work being done in this field.

在他們的頻道上，你可以探索這個領域正在進行的開創性工作。

It's a community where anyone can contribute and coordinate towards collective action.

這是一個任何人都可以貢獻並協調集體行動的社群。

Click here to watch this video we did on what happens to your body at different ages.

點這裡觀看我們製作的關於身體在不同年齡時會發生什麼的影片。

Or click here to watch this video and big shout out to Lifespan, the team that powers Life Noggin.

或者點這裡觀看這支影片，也特別感謝 Lifespan，也就是 Life Noggin 的團隊。

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