You’re both right. It’s true the practical aspects many it hard to change laws, but I still appreciate OP’s starting from first principles. It’s easy to get ca

You’re both right. It’s true the practical aspects many it hard to change laws, but I still appreciate OP’s starting from first principles. It’s easy to get caught up in debates over how to interpret current laws and conflate what’s legal with what’s (a) ethical (b) conducive to progress. However, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that these laws are merely social contracts and subject to change with enough impetus and savvy.