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0 pointsEasyMark1y ago0 comments

Last I checked if you're over 60 then you're an Adult and can do adult things. You have long since stopped growing into your body by then. Children are not finished yet, and continue to have their brains mature and grow into the early 20s

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isodev1y ago

Banning <16 year olds from social media is for their protection. Banning >60 from social media (and I’d add voting) is for everyone else’s protection.

kortilla1y ago

I think there is a better argument for banning anyone under the age of 30 from voting than there is for anything as low as a limit of 60 for voting.

lukan1y ago

So as a compromise only allow people between 30 and 60 to vote?

(Which would be hilarious, as it means, allmost no one voted in office would be allowed to vote themself anymore, unless of course that would change, too)

robinei1y ago

On the flip side, it seems evident that younger people tend to vote for the betterment of all, while older people tend to shift toward voting for «themselves».

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LeafItAlone1y ago

>I think there is a better argument for banning anyone under the age of 30 from voting

Please expand on this.

cyanwave1y ago

Damn ageism. There’s some amazing 60yo assembly devs out there.

BLKNSLVR1y ago

And society wants them dev'ing amazingly in assembly, not doomscrolling!

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sureIy1y ago

This is akin to speed limits. Doing 50 km/h on a 20 km/h street isn't going to kill you, but can kill people outside your vehicle.

tyre1y ago

and in advanced age there is cognitive decline

the median seventy-five year old’s brain is not in the same condition as the median thirty year old’s

foxglacier1y ago

It doesn't matter because the 35 year old isn't using his brain to vote anyway. He's just going by what social media, the news, and peer pressure leads him to. If anything, an older person has better established understanding of the world even if they're not better at working things out.

tyre1y ago

Anecdotally the elderly in my life vote far more off of vibes than my immediate social circle does. You could say it’s a bubble or bias, but it’s the difference between coherent programs and policy decisions vs “anti-freedom” or “socialism”

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belfalas1y ago

75 and 60 are vastly different.

JasonBorne1y ago

Banning those over 60 is a funny jab against an older generation who are susceptible to conspiracy theories and who are not media smart. They have lots of trouble differentiating sound and noise. I doubt this person was serious. Nevertheless, it was funny.

rwyinuse1y ago

The young are also susceptible to conspiracy theories. You don't get "media smart" by browsing Tiktok and Instagram, which is all they know how to do.

alfiedotwtf1y ago

If at “over 60 you can do adult things”, why do we take their drivers licenses away from and make them sit a drivers test every year unlike adults under 60?

kortilla1y ago

They don’t take their license away, they just test more frequently to watch for deterioration of vision, etc.

Also, people under 60 still need to test and qualify for a license. So I’m not sure why you went down this comparison route.

sangnoir1y ago

Because it's in society's best interest not to have impaired people driving; whether it's due to substances taken, illness or age.

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isodev1y ago

Banning <16 year olds from social media is for their protection. Banning >60 from social media (and I’d add voting) is for everyone else’s protection.

kortilla1y ago

I think there is a better argument for banning anyone under the age of 30 from voting than there is for anything as low as a limit of 60 for voting.

lukan1y ago

So as a compromise only allow people between 30 and 60 to vote?

(Which would be hilarious, as it means, allmost no one voted in office would be allowed to vote themself anymore, unless of course that would change, too)

robinei1y ago

On the flip side, it seems evident that younger people tend to vote for the betterment of all, while older people tend to shift toward voting for «themselves».

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LeafItAlone1y ago

>I think there is a better argument for banning anyone under the age of 30 from voting

Please expand on this.

cyanwave1y ago

Damn ageism. There’s some amazing 60yo assembly devs out there.

BLKNSLVR1y ago

And society wants them dev'ing amazingly in assembly, not doomscrolling!

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sureIy1y ago

This is akin to speed limits. Doing 50 km/h on a 20 km/h street isn't going to kill you, but can kill people outside your vehicle.

tyre1y ago

and in advanced age there is cognitive decline

the median seventy-five year old’s brain is not in the same condition as the median thirty year old’s

foxglacier1y ago

tyre1y ago

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belfalas1y ago

75 and 60 are vastly different.

JasonBorne1y ago

rwyinuse1y ago

The young are also susceptible to conspiracy theories. You don't get "media smart" by browsing Tiktok and Instagram, which is all they know how to do.

alfiedotwtf1y ago

If at “over 60 you can do adult things”, why do we take their drivers licenses away from and make them sit a drivers test every year unlike adults under 60?

kortilla1y ago

They don’t take their license away, they just test more frequently to watch for deterioration of vision, etc.

Also, people under 60 still need to test and qualify for a license. So I’m not sure why you went down this comparison route.

sangnoir1y ago

Because it's in society's best interest not to have impaired people driving; whether it's due to substances taken, illness or age.

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