As a young person in Australia, you are likely to be a net "taker" from the system and so see social institutions in a positive light.
As you get older you start doing things like working and paying tax, becoming more of a "contributor".
It's an oversimplification, but it would play a big part.
I started out conservative then became more progressive, particular as life events affecting those close to me made me realise we have less control over our fate than I thought we did.
Recent years have seen me have to really pull myself out of a pickle and thus I've swung more to the personal responsibility outlook on life. Perhaps in that time I've taken some things for granted though too. It ebbs and flows.
All in all I don't think I've become more conservative, but I have become more critical of the numpty progressives. Sure the right has the nutters too, but, I dunno, maybe I'm embarrassed more by people on my "team" getting lazy and saying stupid s**t.
As you get older you start doing things like working and paying tax, becoming more of a "contributor".
It's an oversimplification, but it would play a big part.
I started out conservative then became more progressive, particular as life events affecting those close to me made me realise we have less control over our fate than I thought we did.
Recent years have seen me have to really pull myself out of a pickle and thus I've swung more to the personal responsibility outlook on life. Perhaps in that time I've taken some things for granted though too. It ebbs and flows.
All in all I don't think I've become more conservative, but I have become more critical of the numpty progressives. Sure the right has the nutters too, but, I dunno, maybe I'm embarrassed more by people on my "team" getting lazy and saying stupid s**t.