That was the assignment!

Same for me. I will be in agony until reconciliation is made.

Don’t speak for me, thanks.

My position is “let kids be kids” or maybe more like “let students be students”. We expect a college degree for most jobs these days, so if it’s a requirement let’s, as a society, act like it and prioritize their potential for growth while they have it.

provide free transportation

I’m totally on board with this.

Any higher on marriage would be antinatalist, but I’m willing to go higher on driving for sure.

The post topic is “hot takes”, so my “always curtail driving” position is technically on-topic for the larger thread. ;]

Only because you think sex is dirty, because you were stigmatized against talking about it at that age.

I don’t follow your argument about sex ed and consent.

Sex ed should start as soon as kids can talk, to keep it from being stigmatized and to prevent predation. There is no need to wait until a child reaches sexual maturity for that; in fact, at that point it is too late.

As to driving, most people shouldn’t be driving, period. We are, in general, not good at it. Leave it to the professionals.

I worked long before I could legally enter contracts. Only one of my jobs has had an employment contract.

I agree with your point that many reach maturity before 25 or even 18, however I don’t think enabling those fortunate few is worth stripping the protections of minority from the rest.

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Drinking, driving, smoking, voting, consent, ability to enter contracts including marriage, joining the military:

Raise it all to 25 and be done with it. At 25 you’re an adult, before that your body and brain are still developing.

My toxic trait is never posting anything I wouldn’t want read aloud in front of my grandmother.

Local to me, but Rare Tea Cellar makes some excellent blends.

As long as he stays away from rabbits!

Well, good, that’s what the font’s for. I took that cue from Kolanaki within my first week on lemmy.

No, but I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, either.

Yes, and I often reread my own comments and feel a deep sense of satisfaction.

Sometimes! I’ve definitely used it to make calls or check the time.

Last week, my five-year-old hit some litter at full speed and flipped over the handlebars of his scooter.

When I didn’t, I would walk three blocks to the library with my laptop once a day to check my email, read webcomics, look up GameFAQs and stream Gossip Girl.

Maybe the “GameFAQs” gives it away but this was before smartphones.