• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      At the same time we’re capable of adult level actions earlier than 18. We regularly have children, kill people, drive, have jobs, have bank accounts, make life altering decisions about sports and school credits… etc.

      The argument for lowering the age of majority is far stronger than the argument for raising it.

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        3 months ago

        It is a complicated subject. Medical decisions and voting is something that should be a lower age. However, there is a massive list that should not be pushed on younger people.

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          My point is adulthood comes for us whether the government wants it to or not. The list of things we do as teenagers that are adulting is far larger than the list of things we are mandated to wait for.

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            I understand that my point is the government should protect that class of people instead of exploiting. I think we both agree it is not good either way. It’s just another way we are failing younger people.