Interesting thesis. On the other hand, there is, hate to say it, a sort of visceral repugnance for the signs of physical aging. Kennedy beat Nixon because the debates were televised, and the younger candidate usually has more charisma.
Have you checked for a correlation between life expectancy and average age of an elected official?
I should have mentioned the recent open mike where Putin and Xi were discussing organ replacement and lifespan extension.
But the key thing I wanted to get across is the lack of "evolutionary protection" as in this is obviously a problem but it's something that only became a problem once we could keep people alive for a lot longer. Previously, it didn't come up very often because people were a lot more likely to die.
In comparing health states, I'm less concerned about a president with bruises on his hand than a president with cognitive decline. I'll bet if Biden could trade he'd rather have had the bruises than the brain fog during his fateful debate.
Interesting thesis. On the other hand, there is, hate to say it, a sort of visceral repugnance for the signs of physical aging. Kennedy beat Nixon because the debates were televised, and the younger candidate usually has more charisma.
Have you checked for a correlation between life expectancy and average age of an elected official?
I should have mentioned the recent open mike where Putin and Xi were discussing organ replacement and lifespan extension.
But the key thing I wanted to get across is the lack of "evolutionary protection" as in this is obviously a problem but it's something that only became a problem once we could keep people alive for a lot longer. Previously, it didn't come up very often because people were a lot more likely to die.
I have not checked that correlation, I should.
In comparing health states, I'm less concerned about a president with bruises on his hand than a president with cognitive decline. I'll bet if Biden could trade he'd rather have had the bruises than the brain fog during his fateful debate.