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[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People become more conservative once they actually accumulate wealth that they can use, and don't want policies passed that will reduce that wealth.

Millennials and younger generations have not the opportunity to generate the same amount of wealth by their 30's or even their 40's as Boomers had.

Therefore leftism and liberalism will be more predominant in these younger generations.

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[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

I'm 43. I keep moving further left.

[–] rubpoll@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you're not an Anarchist in your 20's you have no heart.

If you're not a Tankie in your 30's you have no brain.

[–] coderade@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

based. People usually become more conservative as they gain wealth. But anyone born after like 1970 has never had that happen because neoliberalism has concentrated all the wealth

[–] jennwiththesea@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

And in my 40s I've started organizing.

[–] ComRed2@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

They still think people become more conservative due to age and not socio-economic conditions.

[–] M68040@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

If anything, that “oh this is an inevitability” line of thinking just made me want to submit less.

[–] kazakhspy@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Thats actually opposite for me. I remember being more conservative in my 20. I remember watching people like Amazing atheist, armored sceptic, shoe on head and some others that I dont remember. Now in my 30, I have actually softened up a lot and got more liberal views now.

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