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b_b  ·  1624 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Voting Age

16 sounds about right to me. It's when you're entrusted to drive, which is probably the biggest responsibility most of us exercise in an average day (save for like airline pilots and care providers). I feel like that makes you a participant in society at large. Also, I think when you're 18 you start getting slapped in the face with public policy, so it would be nice to have a small runway to try to get engaged beforehand.