Experience for youth is not a fair trade. Experience is usually domain specific and prone to being rendered worthless as times change. Additionally, experienc

Experience for youth is not a fair trade. Experience is usually domain specific and prone to being rendered worthless as times change. Additionally, experience can render you resistant to further learning. Youth brings energy and the ability to learn faster than others. Lets remember that the article emphasises the mayor's age precisely because 88 year olds achieving great things is so very rare. I hope that I'm wrong and you're right, but I'd rather have youth than experience any day of the week.