Aging usually shifts people towards nservatism

Some people, as they get older, become more conservative; over the years, among my friends and acquaintances, I’ve sometimes heard the familiar soft-shoe shuffle to the right. Those idealistic principles they had in their twenties have been rubbed away by exposure to the realities of life. Or, they’ve now got more money and want to protect it, and hand it on. Or, they start hating young people’s principles because they are remarkably similar to the ones they had in their own youth, now foolish delusions. Or, they simply don’t want any more change in their lives, thank you very much.