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People age and change their points of view. Older people are naturally more conservative when they realize some things are better off the way they are.
by yostrovs 6y ago
People age and change their points of view. Older people are naturally more conservative when they realize some things are better off the way they are.
- throwaway189262 6y agoMore like "the way they used to be" which is what's causing friction in the US and UK. Today's youth grew up with the dotcom bubble, financial crisis, 9/11, and COVID. They're far poorer with less opportunity than prior generations had. The government has failed them and they want change. This is pushing younger generations hard left, and I don't think it's going to change. Most of the "conservativizing" life events like home ownership and building a family are being delayed or just never happening. Today's mellenials and gen z will likely lean democrat till they die. There's also a social theory that older generations lean conservative because the conservative movement dominated their youth, not because they became that way with age. Today's boomers grew up during a ~20 year streak of conservative dominance. Today's youth are the opposite, it's yet to be seen what this will do to political beliefs.
- baq 6y agothis > some things are better off the way they are doesn't follow from this > Older people are naturally more conservative
- yostrovs 6y agoYes it does because as one ages, he realizes why things are and have been the same for a long time. Plus one gets used to those things. And therefore conservatism creeps in.
- baq 6y agothe statement is about things being better is in absolute terms where in fact it's just perception, as you said yourself biased due to age. older people may perceive lack of change as better but it doesn't mean it's in fact better.