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by _marlowe_ 2302 days ago
If you are 18-25, there is a HORRIBLE principal-agent problem here. Total misalignment of interests.

Owing to the fact that, on average, young people will have more years of exposure to a set of policies, they should have voting power to shape them. One person, one vote leads to this misalignment.

Democracy with an inter-generational focus should allocate votes based on duration of policy exposure. I.e. max(1, (Avg US Life Expectancy - age)) votes.

2 comments

I admit the principle-agent problem. But let's give those with the least experience and knowledge the most voting power? That seems like a very unwise solution.
Then raise the voting age to 25 or something. It's just an illustration.
You used to be able to count on your parents to have your best interests in mind. There seems to be a big generation gap between the pre and post internet generations, which is where I think some of this political turmoil is coming from.
Parent here: You still can--it's my highest priority. That said, I'm more concerned about what you'd really want in the long term than what you think you want right now.