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That I'd never have a calculator in my pocket
That I'd get more conservative as I grew older
People who gain/have a lot of wealth over their life do tend to want to lock that wealth in by being Conservative I think. Wouldn't want to shake things up!
I didn't get more conservative as I grew older. At least I don't think I did. What happened is that the definition of conservative changed.
Criticizing censorship and restrictions on free speech didn't use to be a conservative cause, it is now, so I grew "more conservative" without any of my beliefs changing.
Conservatives are still quick to suppress speech they don't agree with, though. Their criticism of censorship isn't a cause, it's a smokescreen.
That saying holds more truth if you're using the "non-political" definitions of conservative -- i.e. moderate, cautious, or resistant to change.
Moreso "set in your ways" as the world changes around you.
I suppose this is true, but remaining set in your ways while the world changes, taken to it's logical conclusion is political conservatism/fascism
People who aren't liberal when they're young have no heart.
People who aren't conservative when they're old have no money.
There are multiple things wrong with this, the most glaring of which is that a conservative with money would lack a heart as well. Conservatism is incompatible with having a heart.