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If I understand correctly, there was a significant gap between the turnout rate for the young people and the turnout rate for the elderly. https://next.ft.com/

• JBReefer 10y ago
  So? Are young people inherently more valuable or more correct?
  • LoSboccacc 10y ago
    no, but are underrepresented because the mistrust trend seems to hit them harder and in a bad way. also, while I'd argue older people have more world experience, they are also disconnected from society advancements (which is a struggle as old as dirt) and I'd say a healthy society needs not just voting to act as an average between the groups but a dialogue where input from both sides are taken for advancement. to be honest I'm in the apathy group myself, not because I mistrust politician but because I mistrust a system that promotes a dichotomy between winners and losers on interest groups instead of leveraging both sides needs and wants synergically
  • ionised 10y ago
    No, but they have a lot more riding on the future of their country than pensioners do.