Re:US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab ‘Large...
by outworlder on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:13PM
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> while males actually "develop" into more "adult" forms
No.
Neoteny in humans apply to both males and females and apply not only to physical appearance, but also behavior. You can compare with other primates – Chimps can be very friendly until they reach adulthood, when they become less social and more aggressive.
The secondary characteristics develop at puberty on both sexes, they are just different.
In fact, there is a reason why they develop past a certain age. The individuals we are discussing here are not going to be selected for this trait, as they would not be able to reproduce.
> Ethical question: If no children were harmed and 100% of the videos and images produced were synthetic, would simply consumption of the media still be a problem?
No. Because the reason people are prosecuted is that, at some point, someone has been harmed.
There are some very disturbing (to my senses) cartoons out there. No-one is jailed for drawing or viewing cartoons in any democratic society.
Re:US Law Enforcement Traces Bitcoin Transfers to Nab ‘Large...
by SkyBelow on Wednesday October 16, 2019 @04:25PM
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You might want to take a look at laws concerning those cartoons. They don't seem to have as strict an enforcement, but they aren't nearly as rational as you are claiming.
No.
Neoteny in humans apply to both males and females and apply not only to physical appearance, but also behavior. You can compare with other primates – Chimps can be very friendly until they reach adulthood, when they become less social and more aggressive.
The secondary characteristics develop at puberty on both sexes, they are just different.
In fact, there is a reason why they develop past a certain age. The individuals we are discussing here are not going to be selected for this trait, as they would not be able to reproduce.
> Ethical question: If no children were harmed and 100% of the videos and images produced were synthetic, would simply consumption of the media still be a problem?
No. Because the reason people are prosecuted is that, at some point, someone has been harmed. There are some very disturbing (to my senses) cartoons out there. No-one is jailed for drawing or viewing cartoons in any democratic society.