Any actual reasons or are we limiting them just because? Vibe based governance?
My parents were sure that sitting too close to a TV ruined your eyesight. Should we get a law that forces people to sit at least X meters from the TV? Personally I'd like to see some evidence first, instead of "but we must limit freedoms".
> Any actual reasons or are we limiting them just because?
Just because they aren’t ready to make informed decisions, yes. If they were ready, they’d be called adults.
> My parents were sure that sitting too close to a TV ruined your eyesight. Should we get a law that forces people to sit at least X meters from the TV?
It is children’s freedoms that ought to be restricted. Not their parents’. If you don’t understand the difference, that’s a problem.
"This law might force kids into doing something other than whatever they want, whenever they want, with zero consequences. What happened to freedom?"
So many people have wacky ideas on how to raise kids these days. I question the effectiveness of laws like these, but they are worth trying out. And I think a lot of parents in my generation (millenials) need some serious assistance with teaching kids boundaries.
> So many people have wacky ideas on how to raise kids these days.
Keep in mind that, while you feel like they’re millenials because you are one yourself, many of these people might be kids themselves. That’s the problem with children having access with the internet: there cannot be no boundaries anymore, everyone is an equal being their anonymous account.
My parents were sure that sitting too close to a TV ruined your eyesight. Should we get a law that forces people to sit at least X meters from the TV? Personally I'd like to see some evidence first, instead of "but we must limit freedoms".