problems caused by old people; harm from gerontocracy
A critical term for social, organizational, or political harm attributed to elderly people in power or to an aging population. Often used in discussions of workplace stagnation, politics, or generational conflict.
Young employees can't grow because of the old guard's harmful influence in the company.
The gerontocracy in politics is delaying reform.
Compound of 老 (rou, 'old age') and 害 (gai, 'harm'). The term emerged in modern Japanese to describe societal problems attributed to the elderly, especially in contexts of gerontocracy.