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> Has anyone else had that sort of intellectual journey, where you discover libertarianism, you learn all the tropes, you feel very confident, and then after a
by AceJohnny2 8y ago
> Has anyone else had that sort of intellectual journey, where you discover libertarianism, you learn all the tropes, you feel very confident, and then after a while you pull back a bit after finding a few issues? And I suppose on the other side of the spectrum as well?
For most people, that transition happens between the teenage years and adulthood.
- lordnacho 8y agoHow many people know even the basic facts of political or economic history as young adults?
- dragonwriter 8y ago> For most people, that transition happens between the teenage years and adulthood. No, I don't think it does. Certainly, you'll often encounter people going through the first phase of it (the discovery of and infatuation with libertarianism) in, say, the first couple years of college, but I don't think most people go through the whole arc (or even the first part) at all, much less most people going through it in the age window you describe.