Principle of generation of old people
Why [problems caused by the elderly (esp. gerontocracy, and elderly people's control over the young)
The behavior called "senile" may actually have been beneficial up to a point.
The behavior is reinforced because it was beneficial, and the individual becomes more confident in his/her behavioral choices
Make a dent # even if
https://gyazo.com/bcd6b8136a84d830367e344c4f17f4d5
The former optimal solution (left figure) is no longer optimal (middle figure), along with Time Lapse. At this point, it is correct to move to the new optimal solution (upper right figure). However, the status quo bias creates a dent in the current location and prevents us from moving to the true optimal solution (bottom right), as we remain in the locally optimal solution that was created there. ---
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