[robinei]

On the flip side, it seems evident that younger people tend to vote for the betterment of all, while older people tend to shift toward voting for «themselves».

[akkad33]

Why is that evident? Any evidence for it?

[robinei]

I’m talking of the typical left/right split. Where leftist policies tend toward redistribution of wealth to the benefit of broader swathes, while right oriented policies tend to at least lead to more concentration of wealth. Maybe it is an outdated bias, but until now at least my impression is that young people have had a greater tendency toward some form of humanistic idealism.

[hnthrowaway6543]

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[LeafItAlone]

>Frankly, society would be a lot better if the childless couldn't vote; leave voting to people who have a stake in society's future!

Whoa now. Just because I am childless doesn’t mean I don’t care about future generations. I still have friends and family that do have children and I vote with that in mind.

[robinei]

Maybe idealism is dead and even the youth have been corrupted these days.

[maeil]

Hard to tell whether you are being sarcastic or not; just in case you aren't, it's trivial to confirm that few people vote in a game-theory optimal manner.