While I would agree that younger minds more readily accept new concepts and developments, I strongly disagree that having an older government increases the chance of war. For one thing, while our brains may not work as fast, those of us who are older have a measure of *perspective* that cannot be matched by those who cannot fully grasp what we have seen and done.

What's more, don't stress overmuch on America's population. Both Elon Musk and Jack Ma (of China's Alibaba) said the most important challenge that the world economy faces in the coming generations is not climate change, but *depopulation*, the shrinking of the populations of the developed nations as a whole.

It turns out that the more developed the nation, the lower its birthrate will be. For instance, China's population - currently about 1.2B - is estimated to shrink to less than 500M by the end of the century, and a high percentage of that population will be elderly, thus putting a huge strain on the working-age population. This has the potential to make Japan's decades-long stagflation seem like our Roaring 20's in comparison.

The exceptions to the rule about depopulation of developing nations? Canada, Australia, and America, for one reason and one reason alone: our immigration systems. By the end of the century, the US is estimated to have slightly above 500M people - *more* than China - and the population will be generally younger than in other developed nations.

I'm not one to push the flag in others' faces, not by a long shot, but as much as the white supremacists hate to hear it, our growing population of Brown and Black people - especially those who immigrate here - is what will preserve our nation's prosperity.

https://glennrocess.medium.com/chinas-economic-nightmare-not-enough-babies-8932864ff225