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Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age (www.abc.net.au)

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Millennials are bucking trends, becoming an increasingly progressive voting bloc and rewriting the long-held rules of politics, writes Isabella Higgins.

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[–] glimse@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How do you think the hippies afforded that lifestyle? Most of them had rich parents. They were kumbaya because they didn't have to worry about anything, not because they had any sort of solidarity.

[–] cassandrafatigue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 days ago

most of them had rich parents

Nope. Knew some. You coukd genuinely work part time for a month, then fuck around doing van-life for a year on that money.

Some had rich parents. Not all. Maybe not most.