[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by Carth

*waves*

It's just my personal opinion, but I'm convinced 80% of 16 to 18 years olds are quite happily grazing on the fodder in the rich fields of TikTok, Facebook, Messenger etc etc.

I also believe 80% of adults graze there too, with an extra feeding trough of ingredients supplied by a myriad of experts and celebrities with nice bright smiles and convincing tales of Utopian pastures to come.

Alas they suddenly (far too late) realize that what they've been digesting for years isn't the food required for an understanding of what has been quietly taking place outside of the field.

Of course there are the occasional 'black sheep' that don't swallow everything fed to them, but usually they are the first to be slaughtered and held up as an example of what may happen if you don't follow the herd without question.

Voting? what's it ever achieved for the masses?

Carth makes a seriously good point, especially his concluding sentence.

But we mustn't facilitate extending the vote to a child cohort that will keep the current shower in government. The two main parties come into the categories of "worse" and "even worse".