It might be true that you get more conservative after you e.g. own property, have a lot of money, or a bunch of other things that happened to boomers in their 30s.

Now that those things are far less accessible, people aren't moving conservative with nearly the same frequency. The fact that boomers did is a symptom of the easier time they had, but there's nothing intrinsic about aging that should make one more conservative.

[–] random9 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Nah, I bought a house 3 years ago. I still hate how inaccessible the housing market is, how shitty conservatives are towards other people and how much they deny science. Owning property doesn't magically make one conservative. Fuck conservatives, fuck the rich.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It was probably easier to become conservative with age when conservative politicians weren't so blatantly evil. They had their moments, but they sure as hell didn't stage a literal insurrection when they lost an election.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

One of my few lucky moments was buy a home in the mid 2010’s. I feel so bad for people now, but rather than some ridiculous “let’s pull up the ladder” mentality that Boomers and most older Gen X seem to have, I try to vote for politicians who want to return us to a sensible housing market.

In no way should banks and their LLC shadow corps be allowed to own hundreds of thousands of residential houses.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm more conservative than my teenage self, in that I believe now that people, as a whole, are much shittier than I suspected before. This has failed to translate into voting for conservatives because:

Conservative politicians and voters have played a big part in that realization
Even shitty people still should get medical care and such
Even if you don't care from a moral perspective, it's a net good for society if people have housing and healthcare and are able to contribute, rather than being forced out into the streets to die.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Also if we don't apply things like rights and medical care to everyone, then someone has the power to choose who gets them and who doesn't. And that's a complete nonstarter

[–] Maltese_Liquor 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Anecdotally this hasn't been true for me. I spent my 20s barely getting by. In my 30s and early 40s I've had a series of lucky breaks that have enabled me to move into a much higher paying job resulting in luxuries like home ownership, retirement money etc. and if anything I've become more liberal.

I also don't have or want children so maybe that factors in?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Liberals are right wing outside of USA. And in some places in some time conservatives are left. Conservative and liberal is like warm amd soft - they are not opposites. Opposite of conservative are reformists and revolutioners.

[–] Maltese_Liquor 11 points 9 months ago

Ok, call it whatever you want, I'm not really into labels. For context I believe in universal basic income, socialized healthcare, prison as a tool for rehabilitation instead of punishment, strong government regulations for corporations, high speed Internet access as a state run utility, and a bunch of other stuff that I don't feel like listing out.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

I would argue conservatism is mostly driven by fear. I would also argue older people tend to be more fearful since they have more to lose than most.