𒀭Aco on Nostr: These days I’m trying to break down socially constructed terms like “consent.” ...

These days I’m trying to break down socially constructed terms like “consent.” Get to the root of it.

Someone saying they are okay with something is one of many factors that can go into deciding whether it is ethical to do that thing to them. Every situation is different and so ethically it should ideally be decided on a case by case basis.

In practice when beings ask about consent they’re really asking “should we consider someone bad for doing the thing as a general heuristic?” That brings up all sorts of questions about whether we should punish someone when we’re not even confident they’ve actually caused any harm.

I don’t see any clear-cut answer here. Too many variables to consider.