Reminder: if a 50-year-old man uses his power to pressure a reluctant 18-year-old woman into sex, the numbers 50 and 18 have literally... nothing... to... do... with why this is morally (or legally) wrong. Mrs. Grundy's salacious tut-tut about the woman's youth insults the woman.
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Replying to @ESYudkowsky
What to do w fact that 18 year old adult has far less economic & social power than say 38 year old would, plus their learning of what a healthy hierarchical or sexual relationship is has just begun? I see a huge difference there tho hard to define in law. Precedents help I guess?
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Replying to @TheAnnaGat
People can trick other people at any age. People can pressure other people at any age. Some 18-year-olds are smarter, more socially competent, or even wealthier than some 38-year-olds. The problem isn't the numbers 38 and 18.
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I worry it's problematic to not draw a sharp line where we stop second-guessing someone and let her start to learn from her own consensual mistakes. More importantly, when somebody just got *assaulted*, it's *exactly the wrong time* to start sideways hinting at her incompetence!
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