but the world isn't ready for that conversation yet
Considering how heated discussions over fictional ones go, I don't think it will ever be ready. The intelligence of the average human hasn't evolved enough to be capable of compartmentalization and focus solely on "not bringing physical harm to children". Even if a solution means no living child will be or has been harmed, the average person will still come to the same conclusion based in short-circuited logic, "indulging in a vice that harms the self -> potential threat to others". Of course, there will always be pedos that will still go after children, so heavy measures will probably always be taken.
As per FrozeInFear's comment you're replying to, I fully expect people to go apeshit over AI-generated CP as more realize its potential, and equate it to being the same as if a child was exploited, like with the sex dolls you mentioned.
Considering how heated discussions over fictional ones go, I don't think it will ever be ready. The intelligence of the average human hasn't evolved enough to be capable of compartmentalization and focus solely on "not bringing physical harm to children". Even if a solution means no living child will be or has been harmed, the average person will still come to the same conclusion based in short-circuited logic, "indulging in a vice that harms the self -> potential threat to others". Of course, there will always be pedos that will still go after children, so heavy measures will probably always be taken.
As per FrozeInFear's comment you're replying to, I fully expect people to go apeshit over AI-generated CP as more realize its potential, and equate it to being the same as if a child was exploited, like with the sex dolls you mentioned.