They thought they got more conservative as they got older, turns out they just got more conservative as they got richer.
I got older and richer, and I’m still just as socialist as I was then. Perhaps moreso, even.
I think the idea is that they have more wealth, and are terrified of losing that wealth. It comes down to greed and fear of change, rather than the actual amount of wealth itself.
Same here. I got older and richer and became even more left wing than I used to be.
But what is true, is that society is becoming more progressive faster than I am, so by the time I am 70, I’ll probably be a relative relic.
I mean… they were right… i am more conservative as i got older. I now put more money in my 401k. I save more. I eat at home more.
However, i still think other races and sexual preferences are human, and billionaires dont need to exist. Social welfare is still a good thing and probably more important than ever.
I did buy a gun though. Target shooting is fun. But, we need a hell of alot more gun control than there is now. If anything, my experience buying a gun made me more scared due to how easy it was.
Yes but there is more to it. Formally progressive ideas (like mixed race marriage) are no-brainers today while today’s progressive ideas (like same sex marriage) were beyond the scope for the moderate left back than. So you can keep your opinions and still move to the right while the left adopts new ideas.
Formally progressive ideas (like mixed race marriage) are no-brainers today
One thing I have definitely observed over the years.
It seems only the left comes up with new ideas and so, even when they don’t have political power, they still move society forward.
And yes, there are backlash and temporary regressions, but overall, no free country seems to be moving towards old, conservative ideas.
For humanity, the only way seems forward. Towards the newer and better ideas.
Countries don’t always stay free, though. Look at Hong Kong, Russia and Hungary.
The version I always heard when I was young was, “If you’re not a liberal at 20, you have no heart. If you’re not a conservative at 40, you have no brain.”
Here I am in my mid 40s, and I’m pretty sure the conservatives are the ones with no brains.
That’s because by 40 you were supposed to be rich enough that you’d be fearful that ‘those’ people are going to take it away.
I was thinking this as wel, we have an entire generation that is poorer than the previous one, something that you basically never see in history.
Also it seems that politics has gone utterly insane. At some point I feel left vs right was about money. Should we help the poor and take more from the rich or should we lower taxes etc.
Now it’s about wokeness, crazy conspiracies, actually supporting Russia (like wtf happened there), etc.
looks up from reading “The Conquest of Bread”
Reaally? O_o
My mom did assure me of that, 10-20 years ago.
By age 40, I trans’d my gender and now I’m ready to smash capitalism and seize the means of production. Let’s gooooooo
I’m actually more conservative in my 30s, as in conserving the very limited energy i have and not arguing with idiots and use that on those who worth it.
Ahh. Conservation of Energy. I’d like to see the modern party of “law and order” refute the foundational laws of physics!
Im actually more conservative as im approaching my 30s.
I used to have this overly inclusive bleeding heart “everyone is equal” kind of attitude which I now see isnt really true. When you actually get past the narrative and look at the reality and statistics, its undeniable that certain “types” of people are just more pre-disposed to violence and thuggery than most normal people. Like you might not like what im saying, but you cant disagree with the actual data that shows how much more naturally violent those low-lifes are. So thats why now im not ashamed to be vocally prejudiced against cops.
