adolescent boy who’s learning boundaries and who is clumsy with consent, but open to correction (Type 2), with someone like Epstein, who is a calculated offender (Type 1)
Two other dimensions your example also illustrates:
Relative power and status: it’s not just that Epstein was intentional in his abuse, but also that he was older, richer, and much better connected.
Relative experience: Epstein had run his process on hundreds of women and girls, with the opportunity to learn from those experiences and adapt his methods.
I think these additional considerations are also doing a lot of work in why people see these two situations differently?
Two other dimensions your example also illustrates:
Relative power and status: it’s not just that Epstein was intentional in his abuse, but also that he was older, richer, and much better connected.
Relative experience: Epstein had run his process on hundreds of women and girls, with the opportunity to learn from those experiences and adapt his methods.
I think these additional considerations are also doing a lot of work in why people see these two situations differently?