ive heard the hypothesis that minors are easier to control and manipulate, not resourced, no leverage, no lived experience
ok. i hear that. that's sound to me.
but also, and not a counterpoint, more just broadening, are adults that hard? as in: it is pretty easy to be taken advantage of at any age. tricked. scammed. manipulated.
as in, why would it be about the challenge creating safety? that adults are too challenging to control so gotta go for minors?
ok! ive got a riff! what about ego safety?
as in: viewing children as having the sentience of animals
they cant cause injury to ego
yo is that a fucking bingo?
is pedophilia closely related to bestiality on these grounds?
cant conjure something wounding
cant say something deciminating
too young, "not a person" "wont remember" "doesnt know whats happening"
a sentience thing
not sentient
not a person
and this is reified by western culture it bounces back and forth and off of itself
no childhood bill of rights
children as status
these days, a big family, like "19 Kids and Counting" is a flex about being able to afford that
cute charismatic kid? that's a youtube star that's your cash cow
again, sentience
they are having fun, they like it, not a job to them