Some people, as they age, learn to accept the world's injustice. Others just learn to fight harder.

If you can't win, you have to resist.

I don't think getting older necessarily mean you become conservative. I reckon many people conflate with looking for stability with capital "c" Conservatism. I certainly understand now what one means by looking to settle down. But it would not make me fiscal conservative; become a pro-lifer; religious; or traditional.