How to filter SQL results in a has-many-through relation

Question

Assuming I have the tables student, club, and student_club:

student {
    id
    name
}
club {
    id
    name
}
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Answer 1

Since noone has added this (classic) version:

SELECT s.*
FROM student AS s
WHERE NOT EXISTS
      ( SELECT *
        FROM club AS c 
        WHERE c.id IN (30, 50)
          AND NOT EXISTS
              ( SELECT *
                FROM student_club AS sc 
                WHERE sc.student_id = s.id
                  AND sc.club_id = c.id  
              )
      )

or similar:

SELECT s.*
FROM student AS s
WHERE NOT EXISTS
      ( SELECT *
        FROM
          ( SELECT 30 AS club_id  
          UNION ALL
            SELECT 50
          ) AS c
        WHERE NOT EXISTS
              ( SELECT *
                FROM student_club AS sc 
                WHERE sc.student_id = s.id
                  AND sc.club_id = c.club_id  
              )
      )

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One more try with a slightly different approach. Inspired by an article in Explain Extended: Multiple attributes in a EAV table: GROUP BY vs. NOT EXISTS:

SELECT s.*
FROM student_club AS sc
  JOIN student AS s
    ON s.student_id = sc.student_id
WHERE sc.club_id = 50                      --- one option here
  AND NOT EXISTS
      ( SELECT *
        FROM
          ( SELECT 30 AS club_id           --- all the rest in here
                                           --- as in previous query
          ) AS c
        WHERE NOT EXISTS
              ( SELECT *
                FROM student_club AS scc 
                WHERE scc.student_id = sc.id
                  AND scc.club_id = c.club_id  
              )
      )

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Another approach:

SELECT s.stud_id
FROM   student s

EXCEPT

SELECT stud_id
FROM 
  ( SELECT s.stud_id, c.club_id
    FROM student s 
      CROSS JOIN (VALUES (30),(50)) c (club_id)
  EXCEPT
    SELECT stud_id, club_id
    FROM student_club
    WHERE club_id IN (30, 50)   -- optional. Not needed but may affect performance
  ) x ;