I should begin by saying I am a word
In the beginning I followed established conventions
After that I decided that was not for me
So I decided to oppose everything that came after me
In the end I decided not to oppose, but to protect
covering, protecting and providing warmth
What word am I?
So, I'm probably way off, but maybe at least part will spark something with someone else.
Turncoat
I should begin by saying I am a word
Update thanks to suggestion from Reticality. I am a word, one word. Turncoat is one word.
In the beginning I followed established conventions
In the beginning a turncoat is a "good guy"
After that I decided that was not for me
Decided to change sides.
So I decided to oppose everything that came after me
Turning changes direction, possibly opposing?
In the end I decided not to oppose, but to protect
last part of turncoat: "Coat." Coats protect from the elements
covering, protecting and providing warmth
Coats provide warmth, covering, etc.
I'm going to try
EXACT.
I should begin by saying I am a word
This doesn't tell us any more than the word tag.
In the beginning I followed established conventions
Take the beginning of the phrase "established conventions": the letter E.
After that I decided that was not for me
After you've done something and then decided it wasn't for you, you're an ex-doer of that thing. So let's add an X to our word.
So I decided to oppose everything that came after me
Not sure about this line. Maybe take the first letters of the words "came after" give CA, which reverse ("oppose") to AC.
In the end I decided not to oppose, but to protect
The "end" of this line is the letter T.
Putting all this together, we get the answer I said at the start ... which also fits the title pretty well.
How about this word?
non-antitrust
Beginning - following established conventions.
'Non-' is a common convention / structure to signify the opposite of what comes next.
Oppose everything that came after me:
'Anti-x' usually means to oppose 'x' (with apologies to AntiX if necessary).
End: not oppose, to protect, cover, provide warmth
'Trust' has the flavour of all the above.
Are you?
person
I should begin by saying I am a word
"person" is a word (sorry for stating the obvious lol)
In the beginning I followed established conventions
the original plural form of "person" was "persons"
After that I decided that was not for me
"people" is commonly the accepted plural form of "person" now, subjectively
So I decided to oppose everything that came after me
persons came after (tried to change the use) of the word(s) "person", "persons", "people"
In the end I decided not to oppose, but to protect covering, protecting and providing warmth
people have all of these capabilities
