on now. How it might influence them in the long run, but I'm sure it will. Like, is it
going to drive them to be distrustful of the government? Maybe. Is it going to drive them
to have distinct views about the role of government? Perhaps. Is it going to drive them to prefer
one political party over the other? Maybe. I just don't know. I just don't know.
But yeah, I mean, I think that's worth noting how the fancy political science term is political
socialization, like how people are socialized into the world of politics. And people go through
political socialization, whether they like it or not, whether they realize it or not.
That's another thing I like to point out to my students. When we learn the term
political socialization, I always say, guess what? It's been happening to you,
and you might have not even realized it. But your experiences of the world and your experiences
of society have shaped your transition into the world of politics, into the world of understanding
the broader society and maybe understanding your place in it as a community member.
Yeah, I don't know. I don't know. So I wish political scientists are notoriously bad at making
predictions. So I should stay away from making any predictions beyond just like the pandemic
will matter long run, which I think is pretty obvious. That's a good point, though. Well, thank
you so much. Yeah, great to be with you today. Absolutely. So am I cooked because a pandemic hit
for me in high school? Really? Am I just doomed? I don't