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Originally Posted by TheDaddy
It's voting not rocket science, how complex is deciding to vote for the party that bebefits your interests best, how much maturity is required for that?
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The idea that voting is simply a matter of picking the party that benefits you most overlooks the very essence of responsible voting. Mature voting isn;t just self-interest, it involves understanding complex trade offs, evaluating long term national outcomes, understanding the differences between policy and populism, and resisting emotional or peer-driven influence, which considering the social media hold on young people, isn’t something 16 year olds are good at. These require critical thinking, impulse control, and cognitive maturity, which are still forming in adolescents. If voting truly were that simple, we wouldn’t see widespread manipulation of adult voters through emotional appeals, misinformation, and tribalism.