Blockland Ethics Questions: Autism Vaccine

[Aide33]

op is has a minor and his sister tied to railroad tracks and is trying to figure out which one he wants to forget more

[Ad Bot]

[Foxscotch]

crazy follow up question but anyway. idk just be normal first of all. it's kind of vibes based. if you're in high school you shouldn't date anyone who's not in high school, younger or older. and seniors probably shouldn't date freshmen? that kind of depends on the vibes tho. but I do think school years are more relevant than age alone because it has a much more significant bearing on ur development. anyway the point is if it feels icky it's probably icky. so just don't have (or allow your children/students/etc to have) relationships that feel icky 👍

but if ur both like 25+ literally who gives a stuff at all. date whoever you want lol. it's a little silly to think you as a random third party could have any kind of say in that. like it's giving jesus consent meme
you can think it's a little sus or something if you want but what i mean is like keep it to yourself unless you have genuine cause to believe someone is in actual danger. outside of that, full grown adults can make a choice to engage in icky-vibes relationships when they both consent

[bloody jumper]

This third question is about age gaps.

dude i was willing too let the second topic slide, but this is getting genuinely weird

[Rigel]

Op is this your way of asking for advice

i genuinely didn't think you could have picked a worse topic

dude i was willing too let the second topic slide, but this is getting genuinely weird

crazy follow up question but anyway.

The second topic was from someone else's ethics class and I thought it was an interesting question, but I do get that discussing the extreme taboo of incest can be uncomfortable. I also get that the idea of age gaps is usually about people creeping on 15 year olds, but that wasn't the focus of this question! It's centered entirely on adults! I had friends of mine saying that it's weird for a 30 year old to date a 40 year old, and I heard similar takes online. So I thought it could be an interesting topic to discuss. I also couldn't think of anything else yet. I don't exactly have a backlog of ethical dilemmas to present.

Assume a floor of 20 years old.

I personally think that age gaps would probably stop mattering past 30, because by that time most people have a decent understanding of how life works, how to take care of themselves, and generally just be an adult. If they can't then they might just be sheltered or dumb, but it shouldn't stop them from dating a 40 or 50 year old. Or older if they're into that.

The vampire bit is just taking this argument to a silly extreme. My friend actually argued that a 100 year old granny shouldn't be able to date a 500 year old vampire because of the 400 year age gap being too problematic.

op is has a minor and his sister tied to railroad tracks and is trying to figure out which one he wants to forget more

This one got me cackling like a loving hyena

[Conan]

i get it being an actual ethics question, but also this is the blf you're asking on - nuance does not exist here and the worst is often assumed (often rightfully so)

[BrickQuake]

this is a specific example, but i have an aunt who is 12 years younger than her husband, and shes happy. i don't know when they met, but if she doesn't see it as an issue, then there isn't one. this isnt something i would apply to all relationships with a significant age gap, but when it comes to people who are over 40, it doesn't seem so strange for whatever reason.

[ultimamax]

i feel like once someone's like 23 or 24 they're settled into adulthood enough to date pretty much anyone older than them.

theres still a power imbalance between like your typical 23 year old and a much older person who actually has money/property/social capital i guess. but that isnt necessarily because of age. and we tend not to scandalize those kinds of relationships at all. there are so many women who are completely financially dependent on their partner which can trap them in abusive relationships. but being super dependent like that is barely stigmatized

[Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph]

how hot is the vampire

[Rigel]

how hot is the vampire

Do you find that the attractiveness or unattractiveness of the older party affects whether or not the relationship is ethical? Is a good looking older person "allowed" to date around in the younger age ranges?

[Satan From Wreck-It-Ralph]

Do you find that the attractiveness or unattractiveness of the older party affects whether or not the relationship is ethical? Is a good looking older person "allowed" to date around in the younger age ranges?

if it's beautiful, it's moral. if it's moral, it's beautiful. simple as

[Trogtor]

crazy follow up question but anyway. idk just be normal first of all. it's kind of vibes based. if you're in high school you shouldn't date anyone who's not in high school, younger or older. and seniors probably shouldn't date freshmen? that kind of depends on the vibes tho. but I do think school years are more relevant than age alone because it has a much more significant bearing on ur development. anyway the point is if it feels icky it's probably icky. so just don't have (or allow your children/students/etc to have) relationships that feel icky 👍

but if ur both like 25+ literally who gives a stuff at all. date whoever you want lol. it's a little silly to think you as a random third party could have any kind of say in that. like it's giving jesus consent meme
you can think it's a little sus or something if you want but what i mean is like keep it to yourself unless you have genuine cause to believe someone is in actual danger. outside of that, full grown adults can make a choice to engage in icky-vibes relationships when they both consent

this is my rule. if you're over 25 the age gap no longer applies. go chase a gilf brother

[Conan]

this is my rule. if you're over 25 the age gap no longer applies.

the intentionally wrong interpretation part of my brain wants to make a joke here but for legal reasons i will not

[Snaffle J. Bean]

Taking this question to its extreme, assume the older partner is a 500 year old vampire.

DIDDYGATARI AHH QUESTION

[Aide33]

this is my rule. if you're over 25 the age gap no longer applies. go chase a gilf brother

i don't need your permission to do what i want.

[Refticus]

this is my rule. if you're over 25 the age gap no longer applies. go chase a gilf brother

chris chan would have to agree