Just a thought I had, like what can a ten year old do(besides mass murder & accidents) that messes up their life so badly that it is unrecoverable?

It has to be something that is self inflicted and not something that is the cause of others around them.

  • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 hour ago

    Any significant injury that results in paralysis would be a potential candidate. These become possible as soon as you become old enough to climb things like trees.

  • BCsven@lemmy.ca
    26·
    2 hours ago

    I was watching a Netflix documtary about killers, the guy said he was on drugs by age 9…so pretty sure that messed up his life before the murder. It is debatable on if surroundings or self choices are why you try drugs I guess.

    • mke_geek@lemm.ee
      59·
      1 hour ago

      If you’re not born rich you can become rich (or “comfortable”) later in life. It doesn’t mess you up forever.

      • jlow (he/him)@beehaw.org
        31·
        52 minutes ago

        I think the changes of that happening are statistically neglible, though (comfortable maaaaybe if you’re really lucky but becoming rich is probably a one digit change, if that).

    • chaosCruiser@futurology.todayEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      But doesn’t that count as an accident? Kids who play with fireworks don’t cram a steel can full of black powder imagining how cool it would be to loose your fingers and eyes.

  • RobotToaster@mander.xyz
    6·
    1 hour ago

    what can a ten year old do(besides mass murder & accidents) that messes up their life so badly that it is unrecoverable?

    kill their own parents (it’s not technically mass murder until you’ve killed three people).

  • Ziggurat@sh.itjust.works
    102·
    2 hours ago

    Actually, the younger you fuck up, the worse are the consequences. A 13 year old go in a school fight, he is kicked out of school, has to go in another school further away, sleep less, see his grade fall down, and next year he’ll be pushed to start an apprenticeship rather than high school.

    A 31 one year old (otherwise a good citizen) does the same. He’ll spend a night in police custody and at worst pays a fine (with a high probability that change are dropped because judges and prosecutor are busy)

    • Artemis_Mystique@lemmy.mlOP
      81·
      2 hours ago

      I agree with your general point but I don’t agree with your example because apprenticeship can still lead to stable employment and a fulfilling life