• missingno@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    Thought experiment for anyone who thinks $10 million would make this acceptable. Which I hope is no one here in this thread, but bear with me while I argue with no one.

    What if we asked this question again for $5 million? $1 million? $100,000? $10,000? $100? $1?

    How would you ever begin to draw a line? Should the law say that there is a particular price tag at which this suddenly becomes legal?

    Also, suppose, not so hypothetically, that we live in a world where poverty is itself a coercive factor. If the girl and her parents can’t afford to say no, is this really consent?

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      3 months ago

      I’m not touching the original question with a 10ft pole but…

      “Where’s the Line?” Counterpoint: you’re parachuting out of the sky onto an island. There’s a sandy beach on your left and an ocean with 20 ft waves pounding on your right. The exact line between the ocean and the sand is undefinable. I can still easily choose the left side, because drowning sucks.

      “Get banged by creepy old dude for $1” is definitely the water, “get banged by creepy old dude for $10million+” is definitely the beach.

      “Not getting propositioned by creepy old guy” is “not riding in homemade airplanes” maybe? 🤷‍♂️