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> And that's a reasonable decision for an adult to make, and if they were targeting an adult developer community.

If it's a reasonable decision for an adult to make because the trade-offs might be worth it, doesn't that mean that it would also be reasonable for a child to make the same decision for the same reason?

It's either exploitative or it isn't, the age of the developer doesn't alter the trade-offs involved.



No, because a child is not deemed to have the necessary faculties to make these decisions.

The question should not be posed to a child, that is the law for child labour, and why we do not have children gambling on roulette wheels.


Western society says that some decisions are only able to be made by people who are old enough. If you think about other decisions like gambling at a casino, joining the army or purchasing alcohol, then it might help you understand where they're coming from.




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