No need to apologize at all. There's a big boulder of truth in them.

My 60-year-old cousin announced she was retiring from her law professor position so she could be an activist. (Again, just like when she was 40 years younger.)

So, yeah. Nostalgia for the good old days when there was injustice to fight. No longer true, but you can use make-believe injustice and larp just like it was old times.

No need to apologize at all. There's a big boulder of truth in them.

My 60-year-old cousin announced she was retiring from her law professor position so she could be an activist. (Again, just like when she was 40 years younger.)

So, yeah. Nostalgia for the good old days when there was oppression to fight. No longer true, really, so you can use make-believe oppression and larp just like it was old times.