𝑷𝑼𝑹𝑨 𝑭𝑶𝑹𝑴𝑨

John Christopher Jones, Design Methods

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I Always Smiled Darkly When I Saw The Thieves Attack The Palace

actually caring about the rights and safety of children is so stressful right now because a large amount of the time I'm sitting there internally screaming "THAT'S WORSE. THAT POLICY IS GOING TO ACTIVELY CAUSE HARM TO CHILDREN YOU ARE MAKING IT WORSE." and nobody cares because it's not actually about protecting children but the thing is children actually do need more protection very badly, just not like that. REALLY not like that. and the things that would actually protect children (education, greater personal autonomy, access to knowledge and resources that don't hinge on their parents being willing/able to provide them) would give adults less absolute power over them and that upsets too many people who see children as status symbols and tools and extensions of themselves.

Honestly, the entire concept of "generations" has become another form of biological essentialism under the guise of a social constructivist theory of behaviour.