beep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoAs I've aged, I'm eternally grateful that I've gotten fatter instead of more politically conservative.ih1.redbubble.netimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1119arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1115arrow-down1imageAs I've aged, I'm eternally grateful that I've gotten fatter instead of more politically conservative.ih1.redbubble.netbeep@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
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minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·2 months agoThe “theory” was that as you accumulate more wealth and property, you become more protective of said wealth and property. I’m sure you can see the first of several bad assumptions in that theory.
minus-squareaceshigh@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoThe irony is that many people aren’t making the money needed to accumulate wealth/property. There’s nothing to protect.
minus-squareFluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThis is also bad for patriarchy because it’s kind of hard to maintain its core assumptions if you’re not passing down a farm to your eldest son, or passing down anything at all for that matter
minus-square13igTyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThat’s the theory. In reality people get more conservative because as we age we are more susceptible to strokes, dementia, and other mental illnesses.
minus-squarechaogomu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoAlso selection bias. People who start rich are going to be more conservative on average, and because they’re rich, they tend to live longer.
The “theory” was that as you accumulate more wealth and property, you become more protective of said wealth and property.
I’m sure you can see the first of several bad assumptions in that theory.
The irony is that many people aren’t making the money needed to accumulate wealth/property. There’s nothing to protect.
This is also bad for patriarchy because it’s kind of hard to maintain its core assumptions if you’re not passing down a farm to your eldest son, or passing down anything at all for that matter
That’s the theory. In reality people get more conservative because as we age we are more susceptible to strokes, dementia, and other mental illnesses.
Also selection bias. People who start rich are going to be more conservative on average, and because they’re rich, they tend to live longer.