Comment on Getting mixed signals from Reddit. Furthermore I shall henceforth be on Lemmy full time.

• TwinTitans@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Sounds right.

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• fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Reddit has gotten so pathetic. Sad to see it fall so hard. If it was like this in 2012 I would have never signed up

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• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I pointed out that the US is fucked and certain states have consent laws at 16

  Yeah, that’s actually the average age worldwide

  Not defending Dr Diddles, mind you, but the US is actually better than a lot of places thanks to having parts where it’s 17 or 18 (and… Worse, depending on where you look)

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• Ledericas@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I avoid YouTube/twitch drama like the plague, because you can’t really tell if they support or criticize the streamers,

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• MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I tend to think that 16yo is fine so idc, they do their things

  However I still think Disrespect is a moron (for other reasons)

  Going to get downvoted but I’m making my part by de-echo chamberifying lemmy

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  • EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    This is like the defining case of “just because it’s legal doesn’t make it okay.” An 18 year old and a 16 year old is one thing. It’s very different when it’s a 30-something year old and a 16 year old. That’s like a high school senior trying to get with a 12 year old.

    There’s a massive power imbalance in a relationship like that where the 30-something has basically total control. Even a 30-something with a college kid has issues imo, let alone a kid who’s a sophomore or junior in high school. That’s some Quamire from Family Guy shit. “I love high school girls. I get older, they stay the same age.”

    Half your age plus seven is the rule of thumb that I’ve heard. At 18, that means the lowest you should be dating is 16. At 32, it’s 23. Etc.

    Also, echo chambers are good, actually, and you can’t change my mind. Life isn’t supposed to be a constant argument, and the criticism of surrounding yourself with people who generally agree with you is a tactic that’s been used to prevent people from simply cutting toxicity out on social media platforms.

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    • SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Plus there are some things unworthy of argument. The existence of trans people, not an argument. Fucking a 16 year old as a grown adult is fucked up, not an argument. Holders of these anti-truths are just bad people covering their own failings

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    • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      “just because it’s legal doesn’t make it okay.”

      I know.

      There’s a massive power imbalance in a relationship like that where the 30-something has basically total control.

      I’ll not agree and say it depends on the two people. It might also not be a relationship and just a one time sex thing, or other. But I’ll agree that it doesn’t sound good in general, but it’s pretty common and doesn’t always end badly.

      Half your age plus seven is the rule of thumb that I’ve heard. At 18, that means the lowest you should be dating is 16. At 32, it’s 23. Etc.

      I know this rule and I find it too restrictive at specific ages, and generalizing something that can’t be only related to age. It all depends on the personality and maturity of the 2.

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  • SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    DE ECHO CHAMBER LEMMY VIA COMING OUT AS A PEDOPHILE YOURSELF. WHAT A TAKE.

    ew

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    • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not enough pedophiles here 😔

      It’s just your POV. I’d say that pedophile refers to children, and I don’t consider a 16yo person to be a child. Some can be mature enough, although it might be rare and should be handled case by case, instead of making a stupid generalization.

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      • SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Jesus Christ. No they cannot. She isn’t mature for her age, your just a pedophile making excuses to justify your attraction. That makes you a predator. Ew

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• RizzoTheSmall@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I got banned for commenting on a video of something like “guy loses it in van and runs down protestors” my comment was pointing out that they were running into the way of an already (slow) moving van and then leaping dramatically to the ground. It was like a grade school production of a Chinese insurance scam en masse.

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