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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Arwa Mahdawi

Millennials aren’t getting more rightwing with age. I suspect I know why

An Aida Wilde poster in east London lamenting housing costs
The cost of housing is one of a litany of problems putting pressure on millennials’ pockets, reflected here in the work of Aida Wilde. Photograph: Katharine Rose/Alamy

Chewing gum. Napkins. Thongs. Over the past decade, millennials have been accused of killing off a dizzying variety of things. And despite the fact that some of them are now approaching middle age and the world has turned its attention to the shenanigans of gen Z, it looks as though millennials still have a taste for murder. Their victim this time? Conservatism.

Historically, people tend to become less liberal as they age: the Che Guevara posters come down and conversations about home improvements replace debates about social improvements. But millennials are bucking that trend.

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