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Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by davesque on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:46PM (#27249201)
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?
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by dragonwriter on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:20PM (#27251118)
> 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.

Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by wombatpm on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:08PM (#27251032)
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.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by mgh2 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:59PM (#27249302)
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.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by Zhenya on Saturday May 22, 2021 @04:01PM (#27249811)
How do you square that people are greedy, but a group of people in power, with the threat of violence, is not.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by mgh2 on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:53PM (#27251284)
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
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by Balgair on Saturday May 22, 2021 @04:07PM (#27249855)
> 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.

Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by taneq on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:17PM (#27250349)
Nit^2: You aren’t in a democracy.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by coldelectrons on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:40PM (#27250894)
Nit^3: Quit adversarially picking nits and do your part with societal knolling.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by humanrebar on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:07PM (#27250700)
Show me a government that solved the whole greed problem.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019) by BLKNSLVR on Saturday May 22, 2021 @07:21PM (#27251127)
Show me a government that's even attempting to move in that direction.