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A teen was suicidal. ChatGPT was the friend he confided in

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443 points jaredwiener | 5 comments | 26 Aug 25 14:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | source
1. blackqueeriroh ◴[27 Aug 25 07:57 UTC] No.45036715[source]▶
I have a question for folks. This young man was 17. Most folks in this discussions have said that because he was 17 it’s different as opposed to, say, an adult.

What materially changes when someone goes from 17 to 18? Why would one be okay but not the other?

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2. rsynnott ◴[27 Aug 25 10:10 UTC] No.45037563[source]▶
You have to draw the line somewhere, more or less.
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3. lm28469 ◴[27 Aug 25 10:21 UTC] No.45037638[source]▶
The legal definition of an adulthood doesn't match the biological one. Initially it mostly is a cut off to know if you can be enrolled by force in the war machine or not
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4. blackqueeriroh ◴[03 Sep 25 14:28 UTC] No.45116251[source]▶
Studies show that biological “adulthood” isn’t static, nor is it consistent.
5. blackqueeriroh ◴[03 Sep 25 14:29 UTC] No.45116259[source]▶
No, you’re missing my point. It’s not worse because he’s 17. It’s all bad. The same bad.