I don't understand the people who told me I would get more conservative with age. The more powerful I become, the more angry I get at the people who abuse their power and the more aware I become of the ways in which systemic oppression functions.

@evanwolf @CosmicTraveler @evacide Sorry, my original thread was on Bluesky or Xitter. I'll scavenge around and see if I can find it.

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The Overton Paradox in Three Graphs

Older people are more likely to say they are conservative. And older people believe more conservative things. But if you group people by decade of birth, most groups get more liberal as they get ol…

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@evanwolf @CosmicTraveler @evacide @allendowney Part of a fantastic data visualization series at brilliant.org, https://brilliant.org/lesson/the-overton-paradox/
The Overton Paradox | Brilliant

@evanwolf @CosmicTraveler @evacide @allendowney The data are from the US General Social Survey, https://gss.norc.org/
GSS General Social Survey | NORC

Since 1972, the General Social Survey (GSS) has provided politicians, policymakers, and scholars with a clear and unbiased perspective on what Americans think and feel about such issues as national spending priorities, crime and punishment, etc.

@evanwolf @CosmicTraveler @evacide @allendowney Punch line being, "This experience might explain the Overton Paradox: if people perceive that their views have become right of center, they are more likely to identify as conservative."