agree. almost everything has caveats though..
most people would agree that "its good to drink plenty of water" ... but you can jump in with "but not if you're drowning".
most statements are summarised to give the gist, people need to bring their own experience and situation to bear.
totally agree. we do need a more gooder way to verify appropriate-ness, but its always going to br more difficult when none of the organisations that make money have good reasons to not do it/do it thoughtfully.
do i think that drinking age laws restrict access to drinking? well, yes, i do.
if i consider the impact of going from "drinking age laws existing" to "no laws existing at all"... would i be surprised to see a surge in drinking sales for minors? no.
its not magic, and it doesn't fix society issues, but that doesn't make drinking age laws wrong either.
yeah we need to do something about it, and people seem to be trying their best to come up with bullshit arguments against it.
"people will find ways around it" and then saying not to bother etc
i mean, people under 18 sneak into clubs and get beer... or maybe fake an ID and hit a pub... or get an older friend to do something for them....
it doesnt stop us as a society holding a view that under age drinking isnt great, and we make some effort to enforce that even if its not perfect.
this is worthy of its own post - its super interesting imho