Whatever analogy you have in mind might be good or bad, but it's not something of interest to me.
However, the fault is mine, not yours. I didn't select a very good thread title, and I knew that it was problematic, but at first I failed to see exactly where the problem was, so I wasn't able to progress beyond the point of diagnosis to remedy.
Let's begin again.
Forget about the original thread title, and ask yourself this question:
What motivates some people to say that "consenting adults" is big enough and strong enough to be the foundation for any and all regulation of prostitution?
Next question:
Are people willing to accept a bigger and more complicated foundation for regulating the professional activities of real estate developers, architects, general contractors, etc?
The third question: If there's a difference in the size, solidity, and complexity of the foundations, then what accounts for the difference?
My guess: the sex drive is stronger than the drive to do architecture and real estate development. Some people will accept complicated, technical regulation in the areas of architecture and real estate development, but insist that nothing more complicated than a brief slogan is acceptable as the basis for regulating sexual activity.
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