It’s a scientific fact!
So we were watching an episode of Michio Kaku’s BBC series Time — that is, my favorite physicist.
lt’s a show about time, the ways we measure it, the effects it has on us, how we perceive it — and it talked about some findings in regard to old people that I thought were interesting, if obvious.
Apparently, as you age, you begin to perceive time more slowly — that is, in your everyday, inner clock — which has the side effect of making it seem that the world is moving far too fast. These young people today and all that. You also begin to block out negative imagery and ideas in your memory and focus on positive things. Plus, your memory begins to work in a way best described as either pockets or islands.
Mix all these facts together and ponder that for a moment. Ponder how a bright outlook against all facts, a selective memory therefore biased to the positive, and the feeling that anything new is spiraling out of control can affect your politics.
Kaku didn’t come out and say it, but, wow, there seems to be scientific evidence that aging can cause the onslaught of Republicanism. Which just makes me feel really sad for young conservatives.
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