I feel that old people should not ignore young people

and only help other old people .

A 13 year old girl posts , I m feeling sad , feeling down and lonely .

There are no comments on her post , no one is really interested in her .

A 30 year old girl posts , I have problem with my lipstick ,

And there are 50 comments on her post with 50 year old men telling her how to change her lipstick , or 60 year old women telling her new lipsticks .

People are more interested if you are 30 year old , 60 year old .

But no one seems to care , or have affection for a 13 year old .

The posts are empty of kids , no one really seems to care for them .

I guess they are ignored more in real life as well , and hence they become suicidaI or self harmers , or become drunkards or smokers .

No one is interested in being nice to kids , it is quite pathetic .

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DrWatson · 70-79, M

Back on EP, I responded to minors all the time: questions about school, angst about dating and relationships, problems with parents, whatever.

And when SW started, I was the same way. But then, it seemed that this place became a heck of a lot more sexualized than EP was. Minors ended up segregated from us, in the sense that most chose to not let adults see their activity. And a lot of the posts allegedly by minors are really from pervy adults. Furthermore, some people have posted that no adult here has any legitimate reason to talk to a minor (I disagree, but the assumption seems to be that any adult who does so has pedophile intentions.)

And so, I have become a little gun shy about acting the way I used to, on the rare occasion when I do see a post by a minor. And I am not happy about that.

eMortal · M

@DrWatson This is the best answer.