Re: Emancipated Youth and Society

For example, Catholicism forbids premarital sex, so there is already a widely followed rule in Spain and Mexico (and other places) that means young girls aren't being chased after by all pedos despite their ability to legally consent.

This works for Latin America, but you are by far overestimating the influence of Catholicism in modern Spain.

As for the "buying the girl's affections", that's also an unrelated topic to Epstein's competency tests. Prostitution is a complex issue. Even if 12 year olds could legally be hookers, I wouldn't want one anyway. Prostitution among poorer classes is fueled by poverty (a separate issue) and among richer classes, by materialism (a separate issue). I would love to solve both poverty and reduce the materialistic nature of society, but those are even harder battles.

Dubious on both counts, but I will not debate it because I understand that you were only pointing out that you do not think it is really the same issue.