# #96 - Old People Are Stealing Your Future | Samuel Moyn

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Podcast: [The Ethical Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ethical-frontier-6723630)
Published: 2026-06-29T11:39:22+00:00
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## Resource

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.

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