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[Eilonnwy]

Explain to me... how not being in control of my money, my body, even my own possessions... translates into personal freedom. The burden of proof is on you, as these rights (the right to be oneself) are unalienable.

Perhaps you would like us to all be clones? Only if we were perfect clones would such generalizations not affect personal freedom. If so: then perhaps you should read something like Anthem.

Because the majority teenagers are irresponsible. Everyone has to wait the same amount of time to be legal. Everyone has to be 18 years to be considered legal, it's fair and the best way we can judge maturity without individually scrutinizing every child on this planet. It's simple reasonable and realistic, and to think you can judge maturity based on your system is simply unreasonable. I would not want the government judging how mature I am through some individual psych exam, that's utterly absurd.

Trust me, once you've made it past the legal landmarks in age, you'll feel better about it.

I consistently go to conventions where the age bracket skews 16-20 and the teens there drive me up a while. I enjoy seeing my friends and having a good time but the teens can often ruin my mood. Then I've been to a few unique events where it was 21+ only or the age bracket just simply heavy on the 21+. Best events I've ever been to, relaxed, comfortable, and mature!

The simple fact is these generalizations are true, useful, and fair.