snek_boiThe people who believe "progressiveness is just a fad that one grows out of" are the same people that grew up getting brainwashed into regressive politics. The belief is only true for them.
Boomers at least had a reason to go through this development because they were still able to accumulate some wealth. With a good job in the 80s-90s it was possible to invest into assets that have by now exploded in value. That does make some people more inclined to hold on to the status quo.
Anyone after Gen x on the other hand has little reason to hold on to a system that keeps screwing them over.
they were still able to accumulate some wealth
Right, and they became “conservative” because they want to hoard it for themselves to the detriment of others. They mentally regress to a selfish two-year-old.
Wealth is like the One Ring to Rule Them All..to most people. The second they have it in their possession it takes over and they turn into Gollum, unwilling to let it go and very happy to do almost anything to retain or bolster what they have.