Counter-example here - used to be more of a libertarian but have shifted my perspective from the view of the individual as an atomic unit. I don't think there'

Counter-example here - used to be more of a libertarian but have shifted my perspective from the view of the individual as an atomic unit. I don't think there's an obvious generalization to make. My 5c would be that (as another commented pointed out) in general people who start off as ideologists (in whatever direction) will lean more towards pragmatism later in life, while others will become exposed to ideas and environments that will radicalize them.