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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by hnthrowaway6543 on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:12AM (#42074296)
Not true; young, childless people don't think about the next generation, because why would they? It's game-theory optimal for them to maximize laws which benefit them personally, as they don't have to worry about their children growing up with the consequences.

Frankly, society would be a lot better if the childless couldn't vote; leave voting to people who have a stake in society's future!

(And yes, adoption counts, doesn't need to be biological -- not excluding anyone here.)

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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by robinei on Thursday November 07, 2024 @03:59AM (#42074939)
Maybe idealism is dead and even the youth have been corrupted these days.
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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by LeafItAlone on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:17AM (#42074335)
>Frankly, society would be a lot better if the childless couldn't vote; leave voting to people who have a stake in society's future!

Whoa now. Just because I am childless doesn’t mean I don’t care about future generations. I still have friends and family that do have children and I vote with that in mind.

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Re:Australia proposes ban on social media for those under 16 by maeil on Thursday November 07, 2024 @04:22AM (#42075079)
Hard to tell whether you are being sarcastic or not; just in case you aren't, it's trivial to confirm that few people vote in a game-theory optimal manner.
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