The first teeth you get immediately after birth just like you get your first opinions from your parents and social environment. Later in life you develop your own opinions just like you lose your original teeth (called milk teeth) and develop more permanent ones that are probably gonna last you a lifetime.
I once had someone tell me “Ahh, everyone’s political opinions are all based on who they grew up listening to anyway!” and I did just have to ask them “Does that mean you’ve thought about none of your opinions since childhood???”
Like. No. I have a handful of opinions that haven’t changed since childhood/teenhood, and that’s just because I haven’t thought of them. Almost all of the rest of them are very different to when I was a kid.
I think most people form most of their worldview around the age of 12 to 14 years. I know I did, that is when I first learned about most of the issues I am still most passionate about nowadays. Anything I learned about earlier or later, I am more likely to change my mind about.
Maybe. I could be an edge case, but I don’t even think current me and 14 year old me could have a civilized discussion about anything we care about xD
Current me and 14-year-old me would certainly agree that Linux (and free software generally) is awesome for example. :D
Oh I’d likely have thought it was neat, I did find Linux a year later (or maybe I was 14, can’t remember exactly, I know I didn’t start using it until I was 15), but I’ve definitely gotten more, and less extreme on it xD