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[–] FlashMobOfOne@beehaw.org 4 points 11 months ago

I hope you're right, but I can't help but be pessimistic about this.

The old may die, but the wealthy will still be in charge, and as we've seen with so many issues, like universal background checks or free insulin and birth control, the wealthy have more than enough power to silence the majority, and we enthusiastically vote for it every two years.