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[–] GhostedIC@sh.itjust.works 6 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Found Leo's account.

Seriously though why so hostile about this? Of course it's made up, it's a general rule of thumb, and it describes whether people are likely to look at a couple and say, "ew".

[–] yogsototh@programming.dev 2 points 9 hours ago

One day I mentionned this rule while having a dinner with friends. One of them was a woman I met fir the first time.

It turned out his husband was way older than this rule allowed when they met. And now that the rule is fine, she didn’t felt bad about her husband.

Seriously, I felt so shitty. Let people loves who they love without discrimination as long as this is consensual between adults.

[–] sleen@lemmy.zip 1 points 18 hours ago

That's because it's all based on assumptions and projected morals. Commonly treated as a ultimate truth not as a "rule of thumb" as it is destined to be - hostility is built in this "rule".

In general, this rule essentially dictates the ethics of independent people. Because of this there is no description, it's a requirement to say "ew".