Oddbean new post about login | logout @53de482a Depends on their role in politics. Why shouldn't people dying of old age have representation in our representative democracy? But just like we expect people to retire from an active role in society, they probably should do the same in politics.
@2b81357c @53de482a While I wouldn't want to deny anyone their due representation, I have to agree. Broadly. It's not an ageism thing, either. I'm staring down 40 (a death warrant for a single gay man) but I don't vote for my interests. I vote in the interest of my neighbor's ten-year-old kid. She's the one who inherits this shitheap. I think we have a moral responsibility, especially if we're in a position of power, to say "I've got no skin in this game anymore."
@2b81357c The very best use of power is knowing who and when to pass it off to. If you cannot be trusted with that, I cannot trust you with anything.