I would argue that age has alot to do with it. The idealism of youth tends to push people toward "higher" values. But reality hits around age 30 and by 40 you just want a beach house in Malibu.
Remember that the Boomers came out of the gate with all their flowers and free love and crash landed on not one, not two, but THREE major economic crashes brought on by their rapacious naked greed (S&L scandal, dotcom bubble, housing crisis).
I think if we're honest with ourselves, our values change alot over time. I'm a couple of dry humps away from 40 and I know I'm a different guy than I was at 20. So don't put too much stock in what some college sophomore, who's been deluged by leftist professors for 2 years, says about his economic values. Most of them will grow up, and the sharp/talented ones will discover that Gordon Gecko's creed rings true: Greed (for lack of a better word) is good.
Remember that the Boomers came out of the gate with all their flowers and free love and crash landed on not one, not two, but THREE major economic crashes brought on by their rapacious naked greed (S&L scandal, dotcom bubble, housing crisis).
I think if we're honest with ourselves, our values change alot over time. I'm a couple of dry humps away from 40 and I know I'm a different guy than I was at 20. So don't put too much stock in what some college sophomore, who's been deluged by leftist professors for 2 years, says about his economic values. Most of them will grow up, and the sharp/talented ones will discover that Gordon Gecko's creed rings true: Greed (for lack of a better word) is good.