Older Australians are overrepresented in every sphere of life, from politics to the economy and media … and they’re living longer. It’s time we stack the deck in favour of young people. Here’s how

My preferred method is to weight votes according to age: voters below, say, 30 would receive a more heavily weighted vote, voters 30 to 60 would get a less weighted vote, and those over 60 would retain their current single vote. For argument’s sake, you could multiply the vote of under-30s by 1.3 and that of 30- to 60-year-olds by 1.1. People’s ballot papers could be distinguished by colour – under-30s get blue, 30s to 60s green and oldies red – to make counting easier on election night.

  • eremophila@lemmy.zip
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    3 days ago

    ironic usage of “ingenious”

    “But let me be clear, someone retaining full capacity of their mental faculties into their twilight years is simply not common enough to be statistically worth talking about” arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand.

    • shads@leminal.space
      2·
      3 days ago

      Stated by someone who obviously has ample quantities of both. I’m not as sharp as I was a decade ago, or two decades ago for that matter. I can see the decline and I am only in my 40s. If you can’t say the same then congratulations.

      • eremophila@lemmy.zip
        1·
        2 days ago

        I can see the decline while reading your comments.

        Up until a couple of years ago when she moved, I had a 97 year old neighbour who was sharper than I am, she was a racist though.

        We all decline over time, that much is true, but the suggestion that a 20 year old will make a better decision than a 60 year old is still complete bullsh*t

        Consumerism spans generations, as does racism, sexism etc etc, the most recent generations have not changed any of that, they just dive right into it all while blaming previous generations… for being like them.

        OP is clearly a 16 year old

        • shads@leminal.space
          1·
          2 days ago

          Cool, remind me again what the plural of anecdote is… Is it data? It has to be data right?

          I gotta say you got my Boomer sense tingling.

          You seem angry, and confused. That’s a common state of mind as people get on in years. Relax, have a cuppa and if this is the way you feel on a regular basis consider talking to your GP, they can help out with resources and support to help you in this time of transition.

          • eremophila@lemmy.zip
            1·
            1 day ago

            I’m not angry or confused, I’m just taking the piss out of you because you are obnoxious. That seems to have made you “angry, and confused” you were of course already very generic.

            You are also daftly ironic re: anecdote