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What happens to human tribes or primate populations in the wild when the average age of the populations become too high? What kinds of social dysfunctions emerge in these societies? Do the young start to neglect or abuse the old? Do they get outcompeted by rival tribes? Is it simply something that never happens in the wild?
I think in primate populations, older individuals both male and female can hold onto alpha even past when they're physically the most fit because of alliances and momentum. But eventually a younger fit individual will try challenging them and become a new alpha once the old individuals get sufficiently past their prime. I think in some primates, an alpha female won't always be physically challenged before she dies of natural causes and instead her alpha status will be passed to her daughter if she arranged her social alliances right.
I don't think that's a good metaphor for modern human society, since leadership and power comes basically entirely social alliances, not a combination of personal fitness and social alliances.
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