Consent is the bare minimum, not the gold standard. It permits an activity to start but doesn't guarantee a good experience. Without it, things become dangerous and harmful.
Consent is not a standard of excellence. Consent is the bare minimum requirement. Big difference. Big difference. It's the bare minimum requirement. That's all it is. If you have it, all it tells us is you can start. That's all it says. It doesn't even say it's going to be good. It might not be a great experience. It just means you can start. If you don't have it and things are happening, we're in really dangerous, negative, horrible spaces. That's just a fact.
