my granny probably wouldn’t approve of the life i lead. but her grandmother probably didn’t approve of the life she led either. we are much more the same than we are different & my difference from her is precisely what brings me closer to understanding her
“you’ll get more conservative when you’re older” were words spoken by the more privileged of a generation who were actually saying “i expect that you, like me, will acquire wealth and property as you age, and therefore stop desiring to challenge that status quo”