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A 16 year old can, in most cases, be legally independent of their parents: living on their own. They can also, in many states (and countries), legally give consent for sex.

But we shouldn't let them view user generated content?

Seems inconsistent at best.



The inconsistencies don't even end at adolescence. You can die for your country at 18, but you can't buy a drink or (since 2020) a smoke until you're 21.


I said something similar in a letter to a newspaper back when I was 16 and such letters were the closest most people got to user-generated content.

Oh, the olden days of dialup and mainly using AOL CDs to keep birds away from flowerbeds.




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