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Vitalik Buterin
@vitalik.eth
Monarchies should skip a generation (so, go from grandparent to grandchild). That way you reliably get long periods of fresh blood, as opposed to transitioning from a 95 year old to a 70 year old. (Alternatively, abdicate early Akihito-style)
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Jess Zhang
@jess-zhang-ziyue
Lol so much hate for Charles3
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Giuliano Giacaglia
@giu
I wonder what happens if our generation lives much much longer…
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drew fagin 🌊
@drews.eth
My vote is for a triarchy consisting of: a kid, middle-aged, and elderly. Could also be fun for the US to have a third legislature chamber based on this, aiming for more generational perspectives and long-term thinking. Thought of this when first hearing about Audrey Tang’s idea of transcultural conservatism.
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Est3la
@wayseeker
Or they can just go away 😬
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Satoshi Tomatomoto
@tomato.eth
Monarchs living long enough to have adult grandchildren is a pretty recent phenomenon.
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sean 🔹
@swabbie.eth
I don’t think fresh blood is the goal of monarchies.
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@ncitron.eth
I think it's better to just do something similar to how the saudis do it by slowly transitioning power to the heir (crown prince) from the king as the heir ages. It allows younger blood to take on more responsibilities as they age while still preventing a child from having absolute power.
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@chandresh.eth
that's also how diseases are inherited...
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tldr (tim reilly)
@tldr
If de-randomizing to a degree, why not go all the way? ▪️"New Monarch = Closest Heir who is greater than 18 and less than 50." And if de-arbitrizing to a degree, why not go all the way? ▪️"New monarch = Closest Heir* who is good in age and in virtue." *Note: we're all technically related so anyone can be Heir
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Paper Buddha
@paperbuddha
Or just get rid of monarchy all together since it’s not the year 1542
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@blocto
Is accumulated experience or fresh blood more important?
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@melo
Never thought about it, but it makes a lot of sense!
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intrepid ⛵️
@intrepid
70 seems young compared to American politicians ; thoughts on age limits for holding senate positions ?
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Father Morwen
@alditrus
Or just, yknow, not have monarchies.
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Evan
@evanvanness
The Dutch monarchy seems to abdicate after a decade or two because the ceremonial duties ain't fun
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DAO Jones
@dao-jones
Similarly the US presidency has been devoid of youth - power passed from boomer to boomer since 1993. Technically Biden is Silent Generation…
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@ashinthewild
Henry VI The OG Chad, the TrueGIGACHAD Nebuchadnezzer II Zengde emperor All examples that skipping a gen doesnt work, but hey blade trinity and game of thrones does? Maybe we just skip kings and queens and just go Kang.
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