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#96 - Old People Are Stealing Your Future | Samuel Moyn
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- The Ethical Frontier
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- Jun 29, 2026
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- 3479
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Summary
You can support me on Patreon: ht tps://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Samuel Moyn is Kent Professor of Law and History at Yale University. Website: https://history.yale.edu/people/samuel-moyn Book: https://www.amazon.com/Gerontocracy-America-Hoarding-Power-Wealth_and/dp/0374607648 Summary:In this interview, we discuss Moyn's argument about how we live in a gerontocracy, meaning a society ruled by the old. Moyn argues that the old hold a disproportionate amount of the wealth and power, and that they generally act in their self-interest at the expense of younger people. We also discuss his proposals for fixing this problem.