It is not an act of loyalty to quash conversations about our own party's role in getting to where we are today.

[Sympthsical]

15. It's just demographics

This is a (significantly) older space. The comfortable and familiar will prevail.

As an older Millennial, it blows my mind a little. That people can look at the past 40, 25, or 10 years and think to themselves, "We're doing amazing. Look at the state of the country. We need to keep doing what we're doing to keep this party going!"

Particularly when we discuss leadership.

At the end of the day, when it comes to politicians and the consultant class who've been around for decades, it's all full Bondi. "The stock market is at 50,000!"

When your portfolios are that good, and all your friends and family are on the train with you, it can be a difficult thing to voluntarily disembark. "The country can't be that bad, can it? Because we're doing great!"

Yes. You are.