As kids we all incubated in our own little bubbles and hopefully not all of us are fucked. I’m trying to figure out why you think kids reading out on a social media platform, instead of just in their own physical locations (which, depending on what sort of weird kid they are, can be incredibly lonely), is somehow bad or will damage their social development?
My niece once described tumblr as a place for socially awkward kid (as opposed to like Instagram, where the Heathers and Mean Girls of the world apparently congregate). As a formerly socially awkward kid, I think it’s probably helpful that they can find a place where they can share their interests with others, especially if they are kids who don’t conform and live in a very conservative area with no one to talk to. I would probably be a more well-adjusted person if I had found my own weirdos way earlier than I actually did. We are, at our heart, social creatures and being isolated can lead to suicide, or at the very least, serious self-harm. And that can mean they are fucked when they get out in the “real world.”
