CMV: Middle aged men dating/pursuing younger women is weirdly demonized on Reddit

I believe that a good relationship requires physical and mental attraction, and 18-20 something year olds would seem vapid and boring for most people. However, some people might not care about the mental aspect that much. And as long as the person you are pursuing is an adult, I don't see why anyone else should care? If a 35 year old wants to pursue a 20 year old, that's between them. Will it most probably not work out in the long term? Yes, probably, but then again most relationships don't work out in the long term. So why does that really matter?

The most popular argument I have come across is that such men are looking for women that they can control through a power-imbalance brought about by the age difference.

Possibly, but these are adults we are talking about. Power-imbalance can occur in a lot of cases such as wealth. But you don't find the same vitriol for a rich person dating down. In fact, large wealth-difference or power-difference is often seen as a desirable trait by a lot of women.

Please feel free to ask for clarifications or explanations for anything that you find unclear in this post. I'm very open to changing my mind, but I would need some reasoning that is logically consistent when extended to analogous situations. Coz I really can't think of any.

Edit: This CMV is focused on men because older women dating younger men don't seem to face the same demonization, and are often celebrated. I would also give a delta to anybody who can show that this perception is incorrect.