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This is going to be abit of a rant so here goes.
A number of times now I’ve come across blogs from various adults about how they either think minors shouldn’t be on here or should be subject to various restrictions. Right,well they’ve said their piece so I will say mine.
(1)The owners of SpaceHey have designated it as 13+ NOT 18+. They get to decide who is allowed here not self important self appointed gatekeepers.
(2)So what if you don’t want to read anything kids write? Stop whining about it and just scroll past it. Some of us actually do write stuff worth reading so it’s your loss not ours if you think we don’t.
(3) I get it that some adults don’t want to interact with kids and that’s their choice and we should respect that. However,you don’t get to decide for all adults. Some adults are ok with interacting with us and I actually have some really cool adults on my friends list.
(4)So what if there’s more kids than adults on here? That’s just how it’s worked out. It’s not some bizarre conspiracy to outnumber you.
(5)Thank you to those whose reasons relate to concern for our safety. I agree that many people (minors and adults alike) need to be more careful on the internet. However,predators exist offline as well as online. While I hope never to encounter a predator if I did I would rather it be online with the internet between us than face to face where they physically have instant access to me. Yes I know that online encounters with predators can end up becoming offline face to face encounters but only if I was foolish enough to give them my home address and/or agree to meet them which I wouldn’t.
So, if any of you adults who have issues with minors being on here are reading this I have this to say to you. NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU WHINGE AND WHINE ABOUT NOT WANTING US HERE WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. WE ARE HERE TO STAY.
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gaz ☆
hear hear! might seem like a bit of a hypocritical comment coming from someone who keeps an 18+ friends list myself, but i totally agree.
so many times on this site i see other adults - and yes, it's usually younger adults - acting shockingly immature about this. it's one thing to prefer the company of other adults, but it's an entirely different thing to go out of your way to harangue teenagers just for being in the same space.
the safety thing is complex. an adult going out of their way to socialise with kids and teens online CAN be a red flag... but the adults who are lecturing teens on spacehey about it are probably doing more harm than good, and to be honest, i don't think most of them truly understand or care.
ironically, adults being condescending to teenagers is one thing that can make teens MORE vulnerable to grooming, because sometimes a groomer will be one of the only adults in a teen's life who makes them feel like an equal. if a kid or teen doesn't have adults in their life who treat them with respect, they won't have anything to use as a benchmark for normal, appropriate behaviour/relationships between teens and adults.
i think it'd be nice if spacehey had more privacy functions, or better forums, or both, to allow for more safe interaction between teens and adults... but some adults' attitudes clearly need to change too!
No. I don’t think that you’re being hypocritical. It’s your choice who you accept on your friend list and I believe that your choice should be respected as should everyone’s choice. What I object to are those who arrogantly think everyone else should fall in line with their preference by seeking to either remove minors or prevent minors and adults from being able to interact even if they want to. As for hypocrisy, I can think of nothing more hypocritical than those who want teenagers removed from SpaceHey while blatantly flaunting the fact they were on MySpace as teenagers. But no,having an 18+ friends list is not hypocritical. I’m all for individual choice. My issue is with those who would take away our right to choose.
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pinkpopsaltfan
i don't understand why are they shocked, when myspace was a thing THEY were all teens, i think it's a lil hypocritical in some ways to judge when they used to do the same thing
Radioactive_Puppy
This is so true. The funniest part is that most of them were in the myspace era when they were teens, and now they are complaining teens are on spacehey. I cant help but think thats rude and entitled.
I agree. It’s very rude and entitled. It’s also hypocritical.
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Rezreset
I find this quite dumb as well. Any normal well adjusted adult can talk to minors without sexualizing them, it's easy. Apparently they can't restrain themselves. Often some teenagers are more mature than adults I've talked to.
Clementina
You know what? I agree. I don't believe in this age group division at all. This post 2020 internet drama... I've never subscribed to it, unless of course we are talking NSFW content, in which case I'd never converse with an underaged person.
Safety concerns are big, I get that, but there's also the thing that gen alpa and the next generations are way, way way smarter than gen z and former, something I'm very happy with tbh. And I'd like to interact with them in a sweet, respectful way, read their blogs and notes without feeling like a creep.
Twitter and the likes have really damaged out general sense of empathy, it seems
Roxie
As an adult, I agree. I understand that we want our own space, especially something like classic MySpace, but life goes on. Kids will always exist on the Internet and as long as we all take the necessary steps to stay safe, we should have a good time.
I feel like some adults just assume the worst and don't want to take any chances with anything. But as long as you set your boundaries (and are firm with them), then we can all coexist with little to no problems.
Boundaries!!!!! Exactly!!!!! That's the way to go
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Bleemie 2.0
its also a bit hypocritical in a way
while not all but I bet a good deal of the old timers here have been 16 or under themselves durring the original MySpace era
this is just a great site for expression and letting ppl personalise their imagine on this tiny part of the Internet unlike modern socials
fr. On one of the posts I am talking about alot of the commenters agreeing with it were also admitting that they were on MySpace as teens. Blatant hypocrisy.
by feral boy Jamara; ; Report
Real like if you don’t want to hear us just don’t look at our blogs and actually Spacehey is litteraly a space for teenagers and kids to talk and make friends like we are staying in here
by R4XBY; ; Report
Definitely. I was 15 when I made my internet profile.
Then again, we had way less onlyfans then.. Mine was just a Justin Bieber account.
I guess people are mad at 2025
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