Ever since I was a child, I instinctively railed against the idea that childhood innocence was a meaningful or respectable concept or that there were certain things children shouldn't know or see, and I can confirm it never stopped me from pursuing the most fucked up, socially unacceptable material I could find.

By the time I was 12 years old, I had already seen extensive amounts of hardcore porn of all types including scat and bestiality, and I would frequently get banned from message boards for posting images of such things just for shits and giggles. I am happy to report that neither my attitudes towards childhood purity nor my sense of humor have changed, nor have I ended up in dire straits because of the things I experienced, and I am fully in support of other kids getting the opportunity to see as much fucked up shit as I did because it made my life more entertaining.

Genuinely blows my mind that minors on the internet ask people with nsfw blogs not to interact, because to me that would have defeated the entire purpose of unrestricted internet access and the very first thing I would have wanted on social media would be to get the chance to see all the good stuff.

Worries me that so many adults have convinced kids to self-shelter and broken the rebellious fighting spirit that characterized the early days of the internet. Or maybe it's just that it's too mainstream and there are too many normies online now. Sometimes I think the internet should be made less normie friendly in terms of the ease of access and use, so it can remain a space for people with some level of self-selection for curiosity and competance.