… their capital, helps pass laws, goes back home, and then eventually decides to let someone else take the baton. I think we've gotten away from that into a model where People are staying 30, 40 years in office, and you see kind of not just a gerontocracy. but also the attitude that comes with that is not staying connected to the people, it's staying connected to your power. And so I think we need, as a society, decide we want to break that model. (42:20–42:27)
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