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government by people old enough to remember when the problems started.
means a system where power concentrates in the oldest members of a society, regardless of whether they still have the energy or interest to fix anything.
from from greek geron, old man, plus kratos, power — coined by 19th-century political theorists studying tribal councils and church hierarchies where seniority outranked competence.
biological versionants and elephants also defer to the oldest members
corporate cousinboards where retirement age keeps quietly rising
irony built inpolicies for a future the rulers won't see