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Affect this by way of social stigmatization, not legality

A powerful rich man is above any social stigmatization an average person could level. Social stigma can only be used against people in your community

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Then that’s a separate issue now isn’t it? :gui-better: That’s the point of a more equitable world - where people aren’t grossly more powerful than others.

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ok but I was talking about how people should behave in the world we live in now not the world after we achieve socialism.

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Ah so we’re talking about the actual world. Then we should take into account the idea of increasing the power of policing and disproportionate impact of that on the poor and already marginalized.

People see rich and famous taking advantage of this because that’s a system perpetuated, largely, by capitalism and massive social inequality. Same on the more pedestrian level. It’s usually wealth and status that attract younger folks to an older partner. These are the same folks who get away with murder and aren’t policed because they’re white and well off already. Advocating for illegality is increasing a police state without actually hurting the people we consider unethical

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