This is based on Richard Farson’s Birthrights. Most maps are named after chapters from his book. It’s come a long way since the last time I presented it a couple months ago and still has a ways to go, but I’m happy with how it’s turning out.
I’m especially interested in feedback on the Right to the Night map. I’m intending for that one to be a guide that motivated youth can use to fight curfew legislation.
One thing that surprised me in the research I did for the project is that VT has no minimum age to run for governor. There’s a 15yo on the ballot today and he’s not even the first minor to run, so if you’re in VT get out there and vote for Dean Roy.
Also happening today is the vote for allowing 16-17yos to vote in Culver City, CA. If you go to the cities part of the Political Power map, you can see the 16 cities nationwide that already have voting for 16-17yos.
I would imagine this project still works best on desktop, but if you have any feedback about the experience on mobile, that would also be welcome.
“Children are controllable because of the practice of keeping them unproductive and out of the economic mainstream of society.”
— Farson, Birthrights, ch. 10 (adapted)
Cool, I too think that under market utilization of child labour is a major holdback on their liberty. Not like working people had to fight tooth and nail to end child labour and win universal schooling or anything.
People do use child labour though, people can be employed at 16, but they get a bs low minimum wage, and have to pay taxes if they make enough without getting a vote or full autonomy over their own lives without parental consent
Were any of them asking for that? Look at my ‘How old were you the first time you wanted to earn your own money?’ thread. Almost every respondent reported an age at which they’d have either been legally barred from doing most jobs or faced heavy restrictions both in the hours they’d have been allowed to work and the loopholes they’d have to jump through in a lot of states to be allowed to work in the first place. This has been the case every single time I’ve asked the question.
The argument Farson presented is self-determination. Passing laws that say ‘You’re not allowed to work’ and also ‘You’re forced by law to go to school’ is the literal opposite of self-determination.