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But our "parents" are still largely in control? Wouldn't passing economic reforms probably be easier without a bunch of deluded boomers and gen Xers in Congress

But our "parents" are still largely in control? Wouldn't passing economic reforms probably be easier without a bunch of deluded boomers and gen Xers in Congress?

mgh2 5y ago
As hard as it is to believe, the gov. is on our side. They are the last resort against greed. Maybe consider working for them to change the rules from the inside.
- Zhenya 5y ago
  How do you square that people are greedy, but a group of people in power, with the threat of violence, is not.
  - mgh2 5y ago
    It is not perfect, but the US is a bit different from other countries, if you bother to look at the data. https://m-g-h.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c22 https://m-g-h.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c22
- Balgair 5y ago
  > They are the last resort against greed. Nit: In a democracy, you are the government. We all are. There is no 'them'. They are us. I know, I know. What I just typed was naive pedantic droll. But if you really do believe it, then it does become true, kinda. It takes work, a lot of work, very hard work. But votes and service to the community really really do matter.
  - taneq 5y ago
    Nit^2: You aren’t in a democracy.
    - coldelectrons 5y ago
      Nit^3: Quit adversarially picking nits and do your part with societal knolling.
- humanrebar 5y ago
  Show me a government that solved the whole greed problem.
  - BLKNSLVR 5y ago
    Show me a government that's even attempting to move in that direction.
- deleted 5y ago
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wombatpm 5y ago
Gen Xers have been getting the shaft from the boomers longer than you’ve been alive. And we’ll get stomped on by the millennials as they leap to power once the boomers start dying off.
dragonwriter 5y ago
> But our "parents" are still largely in control? Wouldn't passing economic reforms probably be easier without a bunch of deluded boomers and gen Xers in Congress? No. It would be easier without people deeply invested in the status quo system directing the political system from outside, but which marketing-focussed-label applies to the birth year of representatives in Congress has pretty much no bearing on that, even if age-cohorts correlate with differences in views in the electorate. We don’t have a sortition system where you might expect people in Congress to be otherwise typical of their age group, after all. If you want the values of Millenials more represented, you want more Millenials voting and devoting time and money to activism; more Millenials in Congress isn’t itself a recipe for change. Finding 535 Millenials that the establishment could rely on to represent their interests wouldn't be challenging.

But our "parents" are still largely in control? Wouldn't passing economic reforms probably be easier without a bunch of deluded boomers and gen Xers in Congress?

mgh2 5y ago

As hard as it is to believe, the gov. is on our side. They are the last resort against greed. Maybe consider working for them to change the rules from the inside.

Zhenya 5y ago
How do you square that people are greedy, but a group of people in power, with the threat of violence, is not.
- mgh2 5y ago
  It is not perfect, but the US is a bit different from other countries, if you bother to look at the data. https://m-g-h.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c22 https://m-g-h.medium.com/in-data-we-trust-2978dacc8c22
Balgair 5y ago
> They are the last resort against greed. Nit: In a democracy, you are the government. We all are. There is no 'them'. They are us. I know, I know. What I just typed was naive pedantic droll. But if you really do believe it, then it does become true, kinda. It takes work, a lot of work, very hard work. But votes and service to the community really really do matter.
- taneq 5y ago
  Nit^2: You aren’t in a democracy.
  - coldelectrons 5y ago
    Nit^3: Quit adversarially picking nits and do your part with societal knolling.
humanrebar 5y ago
Show me a government that solved the whole greed problem.
- BLKNSLVR 5y ago
  Show me a government that's even attempting to move in that direction.
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wombatpm 5y ago

Gen Xers have been getting the shaft from the boomers longer than you’ve been alive. And we’ll get stomped on by the millennials as they leap to power once the boomers start dying off.

dragonwriter 5y ago

> But our "parents" are still largely in control? Wouldn't passing economic reforms probably be easier without a bunch of deluded boomers and gen Xers in Congress? No. It would be easier without people deeply invested in the status quo system directing the political system from outside, but which marketing-focussed-label applies to the birth year of representatives in Congress has pretty much no bearing on that, even if age-cohorts correlate with differences in views in the electorate. We don’t have a sortition system where you might expect people in Congress to be otherwise typical of their age group, after all. If you want the values of Millenials more represented, you want more Millenials voting and devoting time and money to activism; more Millenials in Congress isn’t itself a recipe for change. Finding 535 Millenials that the establishment could rely on to represent their interests wouldn't be challenging.