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iknowSFRtoday at 12:02 PM1 replyview on HN

It’s no coincidence that everything from energy sources to civil rights to military strategy to trade policy struggle to evolve from the same era the US became a super power, 1945-1955. Its downfall is its nostalgia for that period.


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JumpCrisscrosstoday at 12:47 PM

> evolve from the same era the US became a super power, 1945-1955. Its downfall is its nostalgia for that period

Four out of our last five Presidents were born within 4 years of each other [1]. Three (Bush Jr., Clinton and Trump) were born in 1946.

Good news: 2024 was probably the last election where Boomers’ vote share was above 25%. In 2028, a significant number of states, including California and Texas, will have fewer than 20% of votes cast by Boomers. (194 EVs in 2028 and, using 2020 Census numbers, a further 243 EVs in ‘32.)

[1] https://www.loriferber.com/amp/research/presidential-facts-s...

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