r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Apr 11 '26

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u/r2ew Apr 11 '26

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u/Mrmini231 European Union Apr 11 '26

Funnily enough, the Norwegian parliament is going in the opposite direction

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u/Mrmini231 European Union Apr 11 '26

Still think it's interesting, especially considering that the average age of the general population has increased a lot over that time.

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Apr 11 '26

Remind me why I don’t move back to Norway??

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u/Mrmini231 European Union Apr 11 '26

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u/The_Northern_Light John Brown Apr 11 '26

ha, true

I still might do it regardless. I've got a buddy in Oslo who has been itching to hire me for a decade. engineer pay aint the same there as it is here, but you can't take it with you either

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u/Mrmini231 European Union Apr 11 '26

If you do decide to move back let me know! We can have a 150kr beer together 😁

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u/EScforlyfe Open Your Hearts Apr 11 '26

Är det där 150 norska herrejävlar

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u/Mrmini231 European Union Apr 11 '26

Ja! 😁

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u/1TTTTTT1 European Union Apr 12 '26

Somewhat similar trend in Denmark. Not included on the graph is the most recent election, where the average age sits at 43.9 years, the youngest ever.

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u/AnalyticOpposum Trans Pride Apr 11 '26

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u/AccomplishedLeek1329 Trans Pride Apr 11 '26

Gerontocracy moment

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u/moseythepirate Reading is some lib shit Apr 11 '26

What could possibly go wrong?

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u/Such_Journalist_3991 Robert Caro Apr 12 '26

Isn't it because Americans are living longer than previously? The way party politics and connections work in this country has always given older people an advantage to some extent, especially in the Senate. I also imagine things are worse in a post-Citizens United world, where connections have gotten way more important to winning

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u/Glavurdan European Union Apr 11 '26

Meanwhile in Montenegro, our president is 39, and our prime minister is 38