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[โ€“] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 66 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (6 children)

Liberals are fixated on the fact that these guys are young, which is a reactionary take in my opinion. The fact that amerikkka is a gerontocracy run by ancient rich vampires fucking sucks and is a huge impediment to improving the quality of life for workers. The issue is not that they're kids--it's that they're cryptofascist computer-touching Thiel-bros who are thinly disguised pawns of my-hero. Criticizing them on the basis of their age instead of their actions and ideology is a red herring that only serves to reinforce existing power.

The way to make a criticism involving their age without being reactionary is to put it in context.

That can be the context of human brain development, pointing out that impulse control and decision making abilities are literally not fully formed at their age. Or the (related) context of the power dynamic between them and their much-older superiors.

It's reactionary to attack the age directly, and therefore denigrate young people broadly. As usual, what matters is the intersection of their age and other factors.

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