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Re >> "Most of today’s Americans had not been born by the time Carter left office in 1981."

Oof, The use of the word "most", as opposed to simply "many" hit me harder than I expected! (I'm early 80s, but not 81'). I guess taking into account how demographics skew young, that's not surprising. But still, oof.

Edit: Also, the older I get, the more I admire, respect, and appreciate Carter.

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When we're young, we respect people who break things.

As we age, we respect people who don't break things.

When we age further, we really respect people who managed to change things with a minimum of breakage.

> I guess taking into account how demographics skew young

In 2022 the US median age was 38.8, which is not that young by world standards.

E.g., the median age in Afghanistan is < 19 (i.e., most people alive in Afghanistan today were born after the 9/11 attacks).

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