Underage Players
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I mean everyone here is getting a picture of a photo id and today’s newspaper before engaging in TS, right?
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@shit-piss-love said in Underage Players:
I mean everyone here is getting a picture of a photo id and today’s newspaper before engaging in TS, right?
I just ask if they know what a newspaper is. It’s faster, and more accurate.
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@shit-piss-love said in Underage Players:
I mean everyone here is getting a picture of a photo id and today’s newspaper before engaging in TS, right?
Something better–
Brb, starting an OnlyFans but for TS
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@KarmaBum My oldest has been playing in Discord servers for a while, and these kids are ruthless about policing their safe spaces and will bounce an adult faster than you can blink.
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@Raaspra thank you for sharing that. It is reassuring. 🥰
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I really appreciate everybody taking the time to engage with the topic and giving some really helpful and interesting answers.
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@somasatori said in Underage Players:
For a long time I’ve wondered how people didn’t figure out that I was a 14 year old masquerading as a 19 year old when I starting MUSHing.
People didn’t notice I was a 9-year-old masquerading as a 17-year-old, people are dumb as fuck.
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Hi. I figured I’d come out of the woodwork for this post because it feels pretty relevant to me, since I started rping around 13 and only came of age a couple years ago. RP has single-handedly been one of the most cathartic outlets for my creativity, personality, and sexuality, and also one of the most emotionally taxing. I genuinely don’t think I’d be who I am without years of rp under my belt, but I also would have avoided tons of unnecessary stress and a lot of very real hurt. As a kid, I lacked the mental and emotional bandwidth to handle some of the heavier situations that arise in these spaces, not just abuse, but general bleed and vicarious feelings. I think it’s especially easy for kids who don’t have much of a social life to immerse themselves way too deeply, so instead of a hobby it becomes a coping mechanism. Obv this isn’t an age-specific issue, but people of lower maturity level are certainly more susceptible.
So, on one hand, rp was integral to my development as a person, but on the other, it kinda fucked me up and I’ve had to reevaluate my relationship with it recently. Collaborative writing can have such a beautiful and powerful impact, but I’d say underage people should stick to spaces with others in their age range, and if they are caught on an 18+ game, turn them away with an invitation to return later. -
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@Artemis Thank you! I’m really glad to get the perspective of someone still very young. I’m sorry you went through the stress and hurt parts (which I can empathize with, even though I’m older and was never so young in the hobby) but I’m glad you could find the positivity you could in the environment, as well.
I appreciate your input very much.
