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we are all incomplete human beings with limited agency. protecting minors us about understanding stages of development.
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The larger the list of thing minors cannot do, the more they will resent the constraints.
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I don't want or need governments and corporations to "understand" my development. I'll take care of that myself, thanks.
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Children absolutely should have less agency than adults.
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"Minors" should have less agency than adults, but the state of "minor" vs adult does not follow the plain age. (And of course there exist many dimensions of maturity.)

(In fact, in some educational systems, the final examination in pre-University schools is called "Maturity test".)

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