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yes, taking legal rights away from a group of people based on vibes is oppression. just because they can't fight back doesn't mean you can just do whatever you want to them. plenty of kids can use energy drinks in a healthy way and plenty of adults can't. as an adult, i see absolutely no reason why i'm more qualified to buy energy drinks than anyone else. it comes down to a complete lack of empathy, you forget what it was like to be subject to every adult's whims and never have your protests taken seriously, knowing you'll never have to deal with it again.
The reason is cognitive development, especially before the age of 16, the same reason kids aren't tried as adults in a court of law.
The main reason people drink energy drinks in the first place is to stay awake longer, which is already unhealthy on its own. Usually this is tied to severe overwork or extreme study sessions, making it even more unhealthy.
my big developed grownup brain told me to drink like five cans a day because its yummy. (this was a short period where i tried them, i'm not using caffeine nowadays for the record.) the brain development argument is a reflexive excuse for claiming that the worst adult is better and more deserving than the best child, it just doesn't translate to reality 99% of the time. i don't see how the second paragraph is relevant at all. you have not proven that caffeine is inherently unhealthy, nobody has. and if it was, why are only kids being targeted? if kids feel a need to stay awake longer and overwork themselves, you should focus on fixing that rather than taking away the drug that makes it bearable for them. why are we expecting something from kids that we don't expect from adults?
these are unaddressed by restrictions on caffeine consumption of course