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    Aside from no friends, the rest of those things apply to a ton of 19 year olds. I don’t think it’s entirely Social Medias fault they have a weird expectation; even I had that as a teen and I heard my dad’s generation did too.

    I think it’s mostly because people see movies where sex is commonplace in high school and losing your “V card” is a thing. The expectation to drive and work has also just been there since forever ago, but this current generation is even less likely to need to either. At least I know there are some non-chan places also pushing to get teens to understand those expectations aren’t normal…

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      i grew up during the wild internet days

      saw one man one jar, two girls one cup, smile HD, happy tree friends, and incredibly graphic gore when i was at the ripe old age of 12

      considering the circumstances i think i turned out fine, well, as fine as a person with empathy can be in this hellscape

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        Yes, but that was still before social media. As weird as it sounds, social media is probably more damaging than the early oughts shock sites

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          trueee, the closest i got to social media back then was a forum for a game i liked with less than 50 regular members

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    Legit though, a REAL bro would offer to let them give a blowjob. To the bro. Counts as sex! You suck my dick, you are officially not a virgin! Now, go out there and kiss someone with the jizz still lingering on your lips, you horny motherfucker :)

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    Genz fomo is real, and we are missing out. I will also say that everyone on 4chan is generally a waste of space, and they’re projecting because image boards aren’t popular anymore. I also don’t understand the entitlement to a relationship. Housing, education, trying to LIVE, I get. Saying, “I DESERVE TO BREED, WHY AREN’T WOMEN HORNEY”, is, and comes across as desperate. Also, throw yourself out there. Overcome your anxiety. You’ll get behind the wheel. Don’t emotionally connect with these kind of posts. They’ll hurt you in the long term.

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      Entertainment had people believe that beautiful girls would be with the loser in the right circumstances. People don’t take in to account that these are fantasy stories.