Not only that, but when you're young, you don't have anything to lose... Then you start a family, throw money at a house and other things and shake your fists when you get the latest property tax bill ... THEN after you're in the game for a while, and life is kicking your ass do you actually have something to lose... and you want to keep as much if it as possible.
Young dumb and full of it, free for all sounds great. Age a bit, realize that YOU are the one paying for the free for all shindig, and something has to give. There's nothing magical about politics changing over time...call it wising/waking up.
Not only that, but when you're young, you don't have anything to lose... Then you start a family, throw money at a house and other things and shake your fists when you get the latest property tax bill ... THEN after you're in the game for a while, and life is kicking your ass do you actually have something to lose... and you want to keep as much if it as possible.
Young dumb and full of it, free for all sounds great. Age a bit, realize that YOU are the one paying for the free for all shindig, and something has to give. There's nothing magical about politics changing over time...call it wising/waking up.
Thus the hard continuous push to infantilize high schoolers and college students, then even afterwards.