I agree that there are distinctions. I grew up delivering newspapers 6 days a week from age 12 or so, walkable distances from my home, 30-90 minute routes depe

I agree that there are distinctions. I grew up delivering newspapers 6 days a week from age 12 or so, walkable distances from my home, 30-90 minute routes depending on my age. I didn't _have_ to, and the money I got from it was available to me as spending money - it wasn't needed to contribute to the household budget or anything. But also, you've got things like family farms (dwindling in the US but still present), where there's a fine distinction between "chores" and "work to run the farm," and I don't think anyone's going to accuse farmers of exploiting their kids as they ramp up responsibilities as the kids get older.