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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by rychco on Thursday December 29, 2022 @01:05AM (#34170033)
Because aging politicians do not adequately represent the majority of their constituents.
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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by wankle on Thursday December 29, 2022 @01:18AM (#34170082)
Given that the publicly accepted view of aging is that we are all living longer; the math does not support your view.
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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by wankle on Friday December 30, 2022 @09:59AM (#34185607)
"I don’t want people who think in 100 year old social terms alone deciding my fate."

Discriminating against someone on the basis of age is anti-social behavior.

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Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI by rychco on Thursday December 29, 2022 @11:10AM (#34174076)
The math is on my side. The average age of 117th Congress is 59, while the average US citizen is 38 (at the time of this being noted in 2021).
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