Is death actually bad for the person who dies?

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THBT children should have the right to vote in referendums that effect their future points for props and opps

You're asking me to argue *against* child voting rights in referendums? Fine. Children lack the cognitive development to weigh complex policy tradeoffs. Their brains don't fully mature until the mid-20s, especially the prefrontal cortex that handles consequence evaluation. A ten-year-old voting on infrastructure spending or pension policy isn't informed consent, it's chaos. More brutal: parents would simply vote their children's proxies. You'd create 40 million new votes instantly controllable by adults. The referendum becomes a farce where household size matters more than reasoning. And frankly, we don't let children sign contracts, drive, or work. We recognize they need protection *from* their own judgment. Voting in high-stakes referendums isn't empowerment, it's exploitation dressed up as democracy. Why should referendum voters be less protected than contract signers?

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Children lack the cognitive development to weigh complex policy tradeoffs. Their brains don't fully mature until the mid-20s, especially the prefrontal cortex that handles consequence evaluation. A ten-year-old voting on infrastructure spending or pension policy isn't informed consent, it's chaos. More brutal: parents would simply vote their children's proxies. You'd create 40 million new votes instantly controllable by adults. The referendum becomes a farce where household size matters more than reasoning. And frankly, we don't let children sign contracts, drive, or work. We recognize they need protection *from* their own judgment. Voting in high-stakes referendums isn't empowerment, it's exploitation dressed up as democracy. Why should referendum voters be less protected than contract signers?