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Stuxnet1984 on Nostr: Dissident Sound Condor I would surmise that the reason age is used as the primary ...

I would surmise that the reason age is used as the primary criteria for consent is based on brain development and the legality of other rights one assumes at 18. It might be arbitrary but rather than create a system of IQ tests and evaluation (trafficking, brainwashing, gaslighting the victim) it is easier to go by an age whether the person is ready by then or not.