human social mores seem to change on the order of 20-40 years which is consistent with the amount of time it takes a new generation of people to take the helm and for the old generation to die out
If there’s a causal link here, then it’s possible the biggest problem with social change and technological advances would be due to increased longevity, in which case it might not matter how long the time span is… even if there were decades, it wouldn’t be enough.
In some sci-fi settings they have rules where people above a certain ‘age’ can’t directly enter politics anymore. Although I’m not sure exactly how effective that would be, since they would still hold power and influence, and human nature seems to be that we allow more power and influence to the elderly than to the young.
If there’s a causal link here, then it’s possible the biggest problem with social change and technological advances would be due to increased longevity, in which case it might not matter how long the time span is… even if there were decades, it wouldn’t be enough.
In some sci-fi settings they have rules where people above a certain ‘age’ can’t directly enter politics anymore. Although I’m not sure exactly how effective that would be, since they would still hold power and influence, and human nature seems to be that we allow more power and influence to the elderly than to the young.