The institutions exist for people to do things like retire.

Undoubtedly they will continue to exist once the people they serve seize to exist.

	▲	wbl 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It's not about existence it's about what drives the flows. People are born, work and save, and retire. Part of the savings enters as institutional money, and is consumed in retirement.
	▲	throw-the-towel 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Ha, this has some serious There Will Come Soft Rains energy.