Where is this even coming from? I see nothing in the OP or the comments that implies anyone thinks teenagers doing “real” work is a bad thing.
I do see plenty in the comments reminding us that teenagers doing dangerous work is a bad thing, especially if it breaks hard-won labor laws.
For the record, grew up rather poor in a rural state, started working at 14 yo. Cleaning bathrooms in a nursing home. It wasn’t dangerous, but it sure as hell was “real.”
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