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[–]turtleduck23 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I remember being a teen and thinking i knew better than every adult, that i knew how the world really worked but the difference is i didn't have the internet and grew out of it and grew up. yes the internet was around but we couldn't afford a computer plus the internet cost. now days, teens can go online and find groups that egg them on and who feel like their opinions are the only right ones and therefor the only ones that matter and everyone (mainly adults) are wrong and stuck in the past. they then can create a large network of other tweens and 20 year olds who can gang up on and bully those who commit "wrong think". A confused teen who suffers from autism can easily find websites that tell them their trans just because they like a certain cartoon or color, or convince gay teens their trans because of a sexist stereotype. it's no wonder why so many teens are coming out as trans/NB