slang mostly, I mod a strictly 18+ space and recently someone used the word "skeet", and would you believe it, they were a minor
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2024
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Excessive swearing, as if they just learned how to say “fuck”.
Not that any damn amount of fucking swearing means they are are a young fucker, but you can fucking tell when you read that shit and they manage nine goddamn swear words in one fucking sentence you know they’re a young bitch who aren’t allowed to swear any other damn time.
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All I'm learning from this thread is that no one can tell any consistent signs.
Schrödinger’s Thread - there’s an equal chance you’re either a child or a bear until proven otherwise.
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lethal amounts of cringe
idk man frfr ong. thats not skibidi rizzler fanum tax of you to assume im a younger and have L rizz, im no cap a sigma fr. anyway im finna dip and be like an alpha. 💀
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Crypto bros who follow ultra distorted stoicism (the only good philosophy is the ones made when slavery was normalised) that believe everyone else is unaware of what very basic knowledge they world they just learned that day.
Not sure if it's the case anymore, but strong opinions were matched with EQUALLY STRONG STYLISTIC CHOICE!!!!!!!, often coupled with poor grammar/spelling, and a tendency to lean more towards rehashing the same opinion rather than making a rational argument for it.
I dunno, I get this as much from old people too. I think it's less an indicator of age and more an indication of people who aren't great at thinking.
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Writing in short form where a lengthier reply would work better and when confronted with such a reply some form of "not reading all that" or other thought terminating clichés.
I've found that as arbitrary as it is - the ability to read a lot of information works pretty well as a mark of mental maturity. Also links to Twitter or Tiktok as discussion points. No one over the age of 19 browses TikTok lol.
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When they start calling people "jr" or implying anyone who disagrees with them is too young to understand.
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They’re the ones who are not obsessing over children’s toys or saying “adulting is difficult!”.
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Probably just internet slang and the skull emoji. That and poor grammar are (possible) indicators.
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Unfaltering loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party
"Arguing" by listing a long list of fallacies that they don't really even understand.
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