Gerontocracy
Huginn: I've been thinking.
Muninn: That's your job, as I recall.
H: About the way humans run things. They think old age means wisdom and let the old folks run things even when they're not able.
M: Who are you calling old? The Eldest is not old. The Highest is beyond time. And we have been here a VERY long while.
H: Yes, but we're immortal. We don't degenerate up there. We don't get fixed-pattern syndrome. And we're not human, my love.
M: Well, Adam got to over 900 before we had to reboot him. But I see what you mean; the situation these days is a lot different. I think they forget to learn while being educated.
Muninn: That's your job, as I recall.
H: About the way humans run things. They think old age means wisdom and let the old folks run things even when they're not able.
M: Who are you calling old? The Eldest is not old. The Highest is beyond time. And we have been here a VERY long while.
H: Yes, but we're immortal. We don't degenerate up there. We don't get fixed-pattern syndrome. And we're not human, my love.
M: Well, Adam got to over 900 before we had to reboot him. But I see what you mean; the situation these days is a lot different. I think they forget to learn while being educated.
signed in air | 2:28 PM
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