Some people, as they age, learn to accept the world's injustice. Others just learn to fight harder. : memes

[-] Death2lois@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

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[-] Madrigal@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Boomers started out progressive then sold out. They project this onto everyone else as if it’s the natural order of things.

[-] flipht@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Same with the whole "social experiment" thing they accuse everyone of.

In fact, their childhoods were the biggest social experiment ever. Suburbs, nuclear families with mothers who needed uppers to do everything expected of them, easy access to free and cheap education and loans, etc. They act like it's the way things always were, and that it's the only way things should ever be.

It was all a fluke of the post war economy. Not normal, not sustainable, and trying to appease their fantasy is killing the world.

[+] amazing2@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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[-] skabbywag02@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

It's doesn't necessarily mean the pendulum goes all the way, and it's not just about politics. For example, do find some things like music or games younger kids play now dumb or worse than your own childhood experiences, well then boom, you're a little bit conservative now. The cycle repeats.

[-] criitz@reddthat.com 1 points 1 year ago

I don't think that about kids music or games

[-] Compactor9679@lemm.ee -4 points 1 year ago

Who knew at 40 you will be leaving your your parents. I think they meant when you start paying taxes

[+] OldPain@lemmy.world -6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was somewhat left leaning in my early-to-mid 20s. Grew up conservative, had a phase, but realized that those were some of my worst years for me by my 30s, and quite naturally became more conservative again.

Edit: I'm doing better and people don't like it. Nice work from the left.

[+] MrBusinessMan@lemm.ee -6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, it’s true that you get more conservative as you “grow up”. The problem is that the last few generations of kids are simply refusing to grow up, in the traditional sense. They aren’t starting businesses and buying homes and rental properties, they’re not getting married and having children of their own.

For some reason instead they just decided to take out big student loans and then stay at their parents house and play video games and TikTok. If they would just grow up and start a successful business then of course they would get more conservative, but they just want everything for free.

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