• @[email protected]
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    29 months ago

    The vast, vast majority of 18 year olds are not in the military, and it’s really weird to consider all 18 year olds adults because a tiny fraction of them are soldiers

    • @VelvetStorm
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      19 months ago

      I never once said they all were in the military or that them being in the military made them adults. I said if we consider them adult enough to be able to do that, then we need to just consider them adults in general.

      • @[email protected]
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        39 months ago

        Yeah, and I think that’s stupid. It doesn’t match reality. Just because 18 happens to be the age at which some policy says you’re allowed to be a solider, doesn’t magically make it the age that teens become adults.

            • @bitwaba
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              09 months ago

              At least the other guy has the benefit of legal definitions on his side.

                • @bitwaba
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                  09 months ago

                  You failed to provide an alternative though. So as far as anyone else here knows your criteria is completely arbitrary.

                  • @[email protected]
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                    19 months ago

                    Huh? Who says I have to provide an alternative? You’re the only one making up arbitrary criteria here