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> It's an arbitrary distinction.

Paypal can enforce the contract terms against people 18 years old or older. They can't (in england) against people aged 17 or younger.

> children can have bank accounts

Those accounts are restricted.



True and true. I meant to say that we -society- has arbitrarily selected age 18 for enforcement of contracts.




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