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[–] qooqie@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You know what’s way easier, less evil, and won’t land you in jail? Finding someone legally aged and trying to dating them. I don’t understand this “kink” and will never believe that people are born pedos.

[–] Hurensohn@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It is the power imbalance that they get off on.

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 20 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Some people are born with an attraction to children that they can't help.

Some people are monsters who enjoy the power.

They are two very different things.

Natural attraction can be dealt with in therapy but most people won't come forward about it. As if it gets out their life would be over.

I can imagine it really sucks for people born that way being lumped together with the actual pieces of shit.

[–] unnecessarygoat@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Natural attraction can be dealt with in therapy

wouldn't that be conversion therapy?

[–] Lmaydev@programming.dev 1 points 11 months ago

Not really. It's about learning to manage it.

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago

Likely, the dude peaked in high school, kept going to high school parties after graduation cause all the underage kids he bought booze for thought he was cool, and discovered young girls didn't need as much effort to impress.

Or, to summarize, "You know what I like about high school chicks? I keep getting older, they stay the same age."