The distinction matters in many countries. In the US, Alaska, Hawaii and dozens of other states have the age of consent at 16 [0] and many countries [1] (Germa

The distinction matters in many countries. In the US, Alaska, Hawaii and dozens of other states have the age of consent at 16 [0] and many countries [1] (Germany at 14, holy smokes. China at 15. And South Korea st 20, good on them). So while you don’t think the distinction matters, billions of people do think it matters. If you have such beliefs in this matter then you hold the majority of the world as perverts who think “child sex” is appropriate and legal. That’s a rough way to go through the world thinking that you are superior to so many people who are egregiously wrong. [0] https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/statutory-rape-guide-state-laws-reporting-requirements-1 https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/statutory-rape-guide-state-laws... [1] https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/age-of-consent-by-country https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/age-of-co...