• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        In most of the west you can legally drop out ~15 years old. I kinda wish I did tbh. Most of my education came after school.

        • HubertManne@piefed.social
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          4 months ago

          I mean I know you could take classes such that you could graduate early but that might get you 17 or 16 if you were enrolled in school early enough with a birthday at the right time of year. Im not sure if you can drop out without parent permission but you can emancipate at 16. For my area at least.

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      4 months ago

      Would Reform undo it I wonder? This does smell a bit of gerrymandering as young people split leftwards

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          4 months ago

          Lol, not at all. I’m worried Reform (who are looking possible to take the government next) would reverse this decision. A very regressive move imo. But not unlikely

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      4 months ago

      Until they decide to troll vote.

      You know that impulse control doesn’t fully develop till ones twenties

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          Mm hmmm. So where did I say any of that? and your argument is poor. 16 and 17 year olds were not legally able to vote so you have no data to back up your outburst