Good lord, sorry about that.

Mencius Moldbug aka Curtis Yarvin is an interesting read, but his writing style is "Why say it in 500 words when you can say it in 10,000?"

The shorthand reference I was shooting for is that the ratchet effect of increasing mandatory age of pilot retirments only goes one way (older).

(If it's a much better, and shorter version of MMs thoughts on elite theory is what you're looking for, "The Populist Delusion" by Neema Parvini and/or "The Machiavellians: Defenders of Freedom" by James Burnham are excellent. If this kind of thing floats your boat, beware. This is a mind bending rabbit hole.)