16 is good for voting, why not? and it helps trans ppl and others who need earlier independence. i dont think its right for ppl younger than 16 to work tho (sadly many teens have to work to help their families). when it comes to drugs im a bit of an ebil authoritarian in that i dont think recreational drugs of any kind should be used before 18 or 20 (but the way it’s enforced currently is ineffective and cruel). but for age of consent, it should be a sliding scale thing (16 year olds cant consent to ppl over 18, 18 year olds cant consent to ppl over 21, 21 year olds cant consent to ppl over 25, 25+ is a free for all)
yeah i havent thought super hard abt what the boundaries should be. these might be a bit too narrow. but like a 30 year old in a relationship w a 20 year old is
I kinda like that sliding scale. As someone in their 30’s, the idea of being with someone under 25 is creepy. Obviously some extension of Romeo & Juliet laws would be good (ie, if you were together while in the same age group, one of you isn’t suddenly a felon because they turned 18 and slept with a 17 year old they had a previously established relationship with)
16 is good for voting, why not? and it helps trans ppl and others who need earlier independence. i dont think its right for ppl younger than 16 to work tho (sadly many teens have to work to help their families). when it comes to drugs im a bit of an ebil authoritarian in that i dont think recreational drugs of any kind should be used before 18 or 20 (but the way it’s enforced currently is ineffective and cruel). but for age of consent, it should be a sliding scale thing (16 year olds cant consent to ppl over 18, 18 year olds cant consent to ppl over 21, 21 year olds cant consent to ppl over 25, 25+ is a free for all)
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yeah i havent thought super hard abt what the boundaries should be. these might be a bit too narrow. but like a 30 year old in a relationship w a 20 year old is
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nah i feel that. a 19 year old and a 23 year old are very different levels of maturity (on average ofc)
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lol same
I kinda like that sliding scale. As someone in their 30’s, the idea of being with someone under 25 is creepy. Obviously some extension of Romeo & Juliet laws would be good (ie, if you were together while in the same age group, one of you isn’t suddenly a felon because they turned 18 and slept with a 17 year old they had a previously established relationship with)