The first time I read how to make thermite, smoke bombs, etc… I definitely was too young to fully work out the ramifications of my actions.
With that said: how many people ignore warnings that are clearly posted? That’s a human flaw. It’s not age gated. Needing to see for ourselves that the stove is hot sometimes is the only way we learn. Acknowledging this - does it mean we shouldn’t provide the knowledge because somone may do something stupid? I don’t believe that should be the case.
In short: people are going to do dumb shit - but I don’t think that means we need to over engineer the world to protect them from themselves.
Certainly not.
The first time I read how to make thermite, smoke bombs, etc… I definitely was too young to fully work out the ramifications of my actions.
With that said: how many people ignore warnings that are clearly posted? That’s a human flaw. It’s not age gated. Needing to see for ourselves that the stove is hot sometimes is the only way we learn. Acknowledging this - does it mean we shouldn’t provide the knowledge because somone may do something stupid? I don’t believe that should be the case.
In short: people are going to do dumb shit - but I don’t think that means we need to over engineer the world to protect them from themselves.