[kkfx]

As an European, I don't agree with the analysis: it's not labour law that has stifled innovation, but the post-WWII generation that chose to try stopping the train of history.

Those born between the late 40s and 60s want NOTHING to do with innovation, people, from every social background and culture; the development model imposed after the war has killed Western Europe. From being the former greatest secular innovators, we've become the last wheels on the cart, still with some pockets of excellence, but not for long, and most don't want to capitalise on them. This is without even considering the high-treasonous nazi governments in almost all EU countries that pursue foreign interests against our own. Because this has been happening for decades, to put it plainly.

The populations who, when young, sang "we are always twenty years old" today reject all innovation, and the cure is simply the social fracture that will lead them to marginalisation compared to their current dominance, unfortunately dragging everyone down with them.

[seec]

Yes they are responsible for all the bullshit, and they keep voting for the same shit. It's maddening really, but how can it be different when they stand to gain so much via retirement benefits and other ways?

It's really the failure mode of a socialized system; you end up pegging generations against each other and the older participant have a lot of power to starve off the young, especially when their cohort is so numerically dominant.

Democracy is broken because everyone has the same right to vote, so an 80 years old bastard will be able to weigh in on the trajectory for the next 10-20 years in the same way as a young 20-30 something without ever having to suffer the consequences. It's just beyond stupid...