Complain about millennials all you want, nearly every presidential candidate is a boomer: http://www.p2016.org/candidates/ages.html …
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Replying to @niftierideology
I guess I have a strong bias against politicians as a set of people. My model of a politician is not an analytical problem-solver
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But analytical problem-solvers are exactly what one would want in a ruler. Instead, politicians seem optimized for primate social games.
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@niftierideology@GabrielDuquette Optimized for electability, not good governing.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@niftierideology@ContentOfMedia@GabrielDuquette Selected for electability, but do spend most of the time practicing governing. That help?1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@niftierideology@ContentOfMedia@GabrielDuquette It's plausible that all that time getting feedback from colleagues builds some real skill1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@ProofOfLogic@niftierideology@GabrielDuquette I thought elected officials spent most of their time fundraising for the next election.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@ContentOfMedia @niftierideology @GabrielDuquette sure sure if you define the entire political process as fundraising
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