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Whether age verification is a justified idea or not, it feels awfully like the UK is createing a new generation of single-issue voters here. Even wilder, they'
by raincole 1y ago
Whether age verification is a justified idea or not, it feels awfully like the UK is createing a new generation of single-issue voters here.
Even wilder, they're lowering voting age to 16 [0]. So there would be a demographic group who can vote but cannot watch porn...?
[0]: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628ep4j5kno
- pfortuny 1y agoWell, you cannot drink alcohol if you are less than 21 in the USA, but you can vote.
- sojournerc 1y agoYou can also be drafted and/or die in a war. Absolutely absurd to think someone is old enough to enlist, but not have a beer
- alt227 1y agoIts an easy distinction. In war you can be controlled, when you are drunk you cannot.
- padjo 1y agoOr watch certain films because they can’t be trusted to contextualise them correctly. It’s pretty absurd.