OnTheOtherHandle comments on Arguments Against Speciesism - LessWrong

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Comment author: OnTheOtherHandle 14 August 2013 08:11:05AM 0 points [-]

But they don't need to be. The point of starting off very small is that the damage they can do is proportionally small. When we let teens learn to drive, we expect them to be significantly worse than the average driver, and they are, but they have to start at some point.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 15 August 2013 12:49:27AM -1 points [-]

The upside of letting teens drive is that it's easier for them to get from place to place. Whereas expanding the vote is purely zero sum.