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Older men are not necessarily grumpy. They have simply lived long enough to recognize nonsense, value their time, care less about status, and judge people more by character than appearances. Age does not guarantee wisdom, but it does provide plenty of experience with consequences.

A recurring democratic tension is that those most eager to seek power are not always best suited to hold it. This essay explores how modern politics often rewards ambition, certainty, and visibility before wisdom, restraint, judgment, and genuine fitness to govern.