Anyone else look back at their "non-libertarian phase" and cringe?

I don’t know what else to call it. The non-libertarian phase.

For me it was believing the drug war was necessary, that we just need more cops, thinking we need a police state, trusting that the government basically meant well even when it did weird bad things, and just generally accepting whatever the mainstream left OR right told me without questioning the underlying assumptions.

Then something clicked. Different thing for different people I guess. For me it was Ron Paul, then Massie, then watching every single anti-war prediction come true in real time.

Looking back it feels like I was just asleep. Not stupid, asleep. There’s a difference. The information was always there. I just wasn’t asking the right questions yet.

Anyone else have a specific moment where the non-libertarian phase just ended? What broke the spell?