why am I told that I'm a child on the internet?? I'm 20!!

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• maquise@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Learn to write better; use proper punctuation and grammar.

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    but I use proper punctuation oki. Plus I don’t capitalize the first letter because I think it’s a cute choice!! And I like grammar of course.

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    • erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I don’t think the double exclamation marks are doing you any favours.

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    • VanitasTheUnversed@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I think you’re 12 or 13 and lying about being 20 by your writing style and use of emoticons.

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    • Dio@lemy.lol ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The way you type is a bit funny, to me any how, so that likely ties in to why you are perceived as, “a child” But you said it was your age, so … Guess people online are geriatrics.

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• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  doesn’t capitalize

  q.q

  .<

  whines about being pidgeonholed as a child due to how they communicate on a social network

  “I deserve to be treated like an adult because I am at least 1 year and 1 day past the US age of majority”

  I remember my first time on the internet, too

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  • iAmTheTot@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    FYI, pigeon doesn't have a D in it.

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    • Tippon@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      • furries enter the chat… *

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    • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yet.

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    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You are correct, sir or madam

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    no!! I really apologize for this but this isn’t my first time on the internet, if it was, I would not be interested in technology or software, and I wouldn’t be using Lemmy, I would be using X or Instagram, but those are complex social media!!

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    • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      lol wat

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    • Froyn@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This comment makes me think you're lying about being 20.

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• Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’m 22, 23 next month. The reason you’re being labeled as a child is the way you type. The vibes people are getting from your messages/posts do convey a pre-teen person. Tone down the exclamation points and capitalize the beginning of sentences. Emotion Faces should probably be reserved for chats with friends or family as on the internet they are tied to younger people. Here’s a re-written version of your post as an example:

  “Whenever I post or talk to people on an online forum or something, they think that I’m a child or child-like. But I’m not, I am a 20 y/o. It’s fine if they think that, but I think it’s disrespectful.”

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• HamSwagwich@showeq.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Your biological age doesn’t matter on the Internet. Your only currency is how you communicate. If you communicate like a child, as far as the Internet is concerned, you are a child. If you want to be treated like an adult you need to act/communicate like an adult.

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• ShaunaTheDead@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There's something about the way you type that comes across as juvenile. I think it's the lack of capitalization and grammatical errors. Are you not a native English speaker? That would definitely explain it.

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’m currently mexican but I love american culture too!!

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    • Dr_Cog@mander.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you want to appear more mature, start capitalizing your sentences and using less exclamation points. Some are fine, but never more than one to a sentence.

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• morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Adults convey meaning with words, not emojis.

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  • iAmTheTot@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    😅🤣😜

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    ok thank you for that feedback!! I will limit the emoji use, that is a nice feedback, thank you.

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• CarlsIII@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  People in their 20s are still basically teenagers.

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  • voidMainVoid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The brain doesn’t finish developing until 25, but society treats people like they’re full adults when they’re 18 (and lets them drive when they’re 16!)

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• Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  talks like a child

  is surprised people think they're a child

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• properlypurple@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  The secret is to not care about what people on the internet think or say. You do you 💜

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    thank you very much for that!! Please be yourself too always. Thank you!!

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• theKalash@feddit.ch ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I mean, twenty is just a couple of years short of still being a child, depending on definition. When people tell you that on the internet it’s usally not an actual guess of your age range, they’re just telling you that you’re acting childish.

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• RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  q.q

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• amio@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  [OP's posting history].(https://lemmy.world/u/01adrianrdgz?page=1&sort=New&view=Posts)

  Yeah, wonder why that might be. Most people who have been around for a while have seen a lot of trolling that was better executed than yours is.

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    no trolling, I’m sorry, I’m not a troll…

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    • amio@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Oh, my bad. Then why are you acting like one 100% consistently?

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• mrbubblesort@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  OP's giving off huge "holds up spork" vibes

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  • Pons_Aelius@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I feel that reference is older than they are and so will be lost on them.

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• HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  uwu

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• governorkeagan@lemdro.id ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Where’s the popcorn? I’m loving the comments (specifically the OPs responses)!

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    we’re both Linuxers… please don’t say those things.

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• Ganbat@lemmyonline.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Your typing and mannerisms are very child-like, and your responses show a naivety indicative of immaturity. Not an insult, just an observation, but I did see your post a few days ago, and the statement “Xenia wouldn’t say that,” struck me as… Prepubescent.

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  • 01adrianrdgz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    if I was naive or child-like, I wouldn’t know about Linux or open source or Python…

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    • Ganbat@lemmyonline.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Sorry, but that’s a naive perspective itself. Knowledge of advanced topics and maturity don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand. For instance, my first plunge into such topics was in 2007 at age 11.

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    • kzhe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’m sorry? Many, including me, started using linux & FOSS at ages as young as what you complain you’ve been being called.

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• finthechat@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Lol

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