Cory Doctorow: "A pathology of conservativism I'd that 'things used to be simple.' No, you used to be a kid. Your parents shielded you from life's complexity. Things are complex because you're an adult now. Conservativism is the desire to be a child." 2021-08-19

This is worth revisiting. I suspect that this is at least partially true.

However, I should point out that not every child is shielded from life's complexity by parents.

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