• aidan@lemmy.worldM
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        1 year ago

        Sure

        This is why we don’t allow children to consent to sex, something I hope you would agree with.
        

        The difference is opting into something vs opting out of something, it is much easier to make the decision of opting out rather than opting in- as well as significantly less harmful. Furthermore, in the case of sex the child is being exploited- it is disgusting to compare this.

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          1 year ago

          Ok, can a child also opt out of cancer treatment if they think it sounds scary? Let the child die if they want to?

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            1 year ago

            It depends, but in most situations I’d say probably not. But that is also very different from 13 continuous years for 8 hours a day.

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              1 year ago

              Only the amount of time spent is different. So why not? Both are choosing to opt out of something. Are you saying children should only be allowed to opt out of things that take a certain length of time?

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                1 year ago

                I’m saying life unfortunately isn’t black and white and sometimes in practical situations you must weigh cost and benefit.

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                  1 year ago

                  That’s not really an answer. And your idea that children should be able to refuse education is very black-and-white.

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                    1 year ago

                    Just like my idea that its wrong to kill someone based on an inherent trait of them is black and white. Some issues do have clear answers in my opinion. But, generally I’d like to see some reform- since I don’t think totally voluntary schooling is likely to pass. One thing I’d like is the ability for a student to test out of mandatory schooling as early as they want.

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                  1 year ago

                  By the way, I appreciate that, unlike Reddit, we can have such opposite views and manage to have a cordial discussion.

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                    Yeah, I appreciate it too for the most part- although a few people have just been insulting me, honestly though I was able to have good discussions on Reddit- just not many.