@TruthTelI@Goonsccount@DAMIADENUGA Relying on an un-updated statutory floor to justify adult access to minors doesn't mean no exploitation is occurringβit just proves the statute hasn't caught up with developmental ethics.
@TruthTelI@Goonsccount@DAMIADENUGA Power imbalance aren't limited to an official job title like 'teacher'.An adult holds vast financial,social,psychological power over a minor.Supervisory status isn't the only authority.Age,financial independence,developmental maturity create power imbalance between an adult-a 16y
@TruthTelI@Goonsccount@DAMIADENUGA Conflating legal text with ethical truth is a dangerous reduction. The law isn't a static moral authority; it is a slow, historically flawed floor. Law actually reflects mostly political compromise, not the ceiling of human ethics
@TruthTelI@Goonsccount@DAMIADENUGA It's fallacious stating whatevr is currently legal is inherently moral,whatevr is illegal is immoral. History is full of deeply unethical laws (slavery, segregation, denial of women's rights) that wre "unambiguous state law" til society recognized the systemic harm& reformed them
@TruthTelI@Goonsccount@DAMIADENUGA Reducing 'morality' to whatever state legislatures haven't patched yet is how predators operate within legal margins.
@MaxCapitalG@preposterousbbg Historically, any form of eugenics mechanism mandated by the state designed to dictate who is allowed to reproduce has led to severe human rights violations.
@MaxCapitalG@preposterousbbg That's a bad idea. I think parenting should be celebrated, Incentivized/supported. But it should also be seen as a vocation rather than entitlement which requires a lot of commitment, emotional intelligence, financial stability, character development and informed chosen intention
@splinteredxell@preposterousbbg in the second image specifically the graphic asserting an "Average IQ in Africa" of 60.16 are false and scientifically discredited. Stop relying on racialized pseudoscientific bullshit to rub your fucked up ego.
@acheforautumn@preposterousbbg human survival has always depended on proceeding despite severe uncertainty. At the same time, modern contraception, economic shifts, and changing cultural values give individuals unprecedented agency to weigh those historical fears against their personal capacity.
@hiddenmoon77@preposterousbbg the birth rate decline isn't because women merely do not want to have kids anymore. It may correlate to it in a cultural sense but I think it's not a factor of direct causes. The actual direct causes are more economic and materialist
@elaikajoyce@preposterousbbg The most useful comment with the most thoughtfully oriented balance I've encountered on this thread.
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@preposterousbbg Parenting should be something done with intention and vocation. I strongly believe that it should be celebrated. Expressing joy over the decline of birth rates is not as smart as you think it is. How does that level of cynicism make life better or contribute to human flourishing?