nostr:npub1nshq4pcyzdmnewg4h8yu6tsuh5t72whzkz5x4wj7t0c0cy7yyrfqq2cgnl nostr:npub14lw90lanf80rkpzv2p5s4hau5yz0gls5mthd7kjvq5aet42t47esx9tsvd I would surmise that the reason age is used as the primary criteria for consent is based on brain development and the legality of other rights one assumes at 18. It might be arbitrary but rather than create a system of IQ tests and evaluation (trafficking, brainwashing, gaslighting the victim) it is easier to go by an age whether the person is ready by then or not.