Aging, values-driven electorates may support policy discouraging manufactured consumption and planned obsolescence.
Consumers reward brands for saying you don't need this.
Aging electorates vote their age bracket's priorities.
If Deinfluencing 2.0 plays out broadly
At scale, brands are expected to actively discourage unnecessary purchases as a trust signal, and consumers reward restraint messaging over acquisition messaging.
If Grey Wave Politics plays out broadly
At scale, aging electorates dominate voting blocs across democracies, tilting policy and public spending toward eldercare, pensions, and age-linked benefits.
These trends run alongside each other without colliding directly.
