Comment on Online ‘Pedophile Hunters’ Are Growing More Violent — and Going Viral: With the rise of loosely moderated social media platforms, a fringe vigilante movement is experiencing a dangerous evolution.

DuskyRo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• theblips@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Reddit would be outraged about an 18 yo dating a 16 yo, though. Some people have really weird and unrealistic views on this

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  • kandoh@reddthat.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Those Redditors are probably 16 year olds themselves upset that the girls they like are always going for 18 - 20 year olds

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    • ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ding ding ding.

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  • sleen@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That’s why I find reddit so strange. Age gaps is apparently the most demonic thing you can do. No matter if you’re 19 dating a 17 or 34 dating a 27 you’re a huge red flag either way.

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    • theblips@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yup, and the arguments are so weirdly self centered, too. “I went through so much when I started college, what would I talk about with someone in HIGH SCHOOL?” (19-17 gap) Dude, you started smoking pot and went to a few frat parties, it’s not that deep. Also are these people just always discussing life experiences for some reason? No shared interests, hobby groups, common acquaintances?

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