question about age relation dni's

Imo I dont really see the point of dni pages at all

That makes sense. Though, a predator can lie about their age, that type of dni will not deter predation. It completely makes sense as a young person not to want to engage with someone much older for fear of an inappropriate interaction, but does the reverse not seem to imply the adult is fearful of being inappropriate or predatory themselves towards a minor?

i dont mind talking to strangers older or younger than me (esp younger, i'll just see u as a little sibling) like i kind of dont give a shit lmfao, but a lot of people do and they're entirely valid in that and valid in being cautious of who they're talking to on something as unpredictable as the internet - it's all ab comfort imo, to each it's own, and to each is valid

it's definitely different if you know the person, like as family or friend of family or like freshman who are friends w seniors cause of school, yk stuff like that - cause knowing the person already establishes trust. but w internet strangers it's just weird and uncomfy bc u dont know the person, u cant see the person, so they have the potential to be bad people - it's a sad assumption to make ofc, but it's better to be safe than sorry imo :/

I don't think it's a big thing tbh, it's really all about comfort, like (in a minor's pov) a mother as well as the child (let's say like 13-15) would both be weirded out if a random 20+ stranger started talking to them - ofc u can have normal conversations with people much older and younger than u, but for a lot of people it's just uncomfortable - especially when it's internet strangers you dont know or cant see

because i don't want/feel comfortable with interacting with people who are 14 or younger. it's just a big gap not just age was but maturity too. generally i have a myspace to chat to people and what not and i'd rather chat with someone that's super young. plus i feel like that people put 'people over 18 dni' so they can feel safe when someone talks to them to know they're not a you know what

i always assumed it was a comfort thing ? for example there are actual adults on here, and i can understand them not wanted people under 15 interacting with them or whatnot. i don't really know tho :/

-explanation I can come up with (text cut off)

@Tyler I'm guessing that's a big element of it, that by defining boundaries there's an implication that other people are eager to push up against those boundaries. Though I think there's also a little bit of inherent narcissism that comes with running a blog page anyways. The age thing in particular, however, seems to be a very odd and deliberate act of exclusion- Maybe to characterize yourself as distinctly mature or distinctly vulnerable in relation to others? spitballing here ofc, but that's the best

Maybe I should or shouldn't say this but I'm guessing it's narcissism. people on myspace seem to believe that they are super important and that people desperately want to talk to them.