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Older Boys Really Are a Bad Influence

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Depends on what kind of "older boys" they are with. If the older boys are doing drugs, yeah, that definitely increases the risk. If they go with an older guy who's like, a fine upstanding citizen, I doubt that the girl will start doing drugs.
Just a little flaw in the argument perhaps.
Probably would be more accurate to say that "someone who hangs around drug users is more likely to use drugs themselves."
 
Yeah, I have to agree with most people in this thread.

I'm 26 and I'm seeing an 18 year old right now.

Neither of us smoke or do any sort of drugs, I'll drink a little when I'm out with my buddies, but I don't give her any, or have all that much around the house. I don't see how I'm making her more likely to do any of those things that I don't do.

I know a couple of high-school girls around my friends daughter's age (14-16) and they are the bad ones that end up seeking out the older guys. I've seen them around for a few years, and I highly doubt they were corrupted by older guys, they managed that just fine on their own.
 
Originally posted by: NakaNaka
Originally posted by: MysticLlama
I'm 26 and I'm seeing an 18 year old right now.
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How did this come about?
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prob cant get a girl at his age, so he fetched for a younger one= easier to get😉
just my assumptiom

but all in all its the parents fault for not being on the leash to protect their kids...
 
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
It's common knowledge that "birds of a feather flock together" and also that "opposites attract". While both are supportable anecdotally, these clearly can't be both true in a general sense! Either one of the statements has predictive power, or the other, or neither, or they each do but only under certain circumstances.

Common knowledge and common sense are riddled with errors. It's why every type of science begins at the lowest level they possibly can; to minimize the possiblilty of making mistakes because they 'assumed' somehting based on 'common sense'.
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"common knowledge" or anecdotes are really just subtle pushes to moderation. They seem to contradict each other, but really they're just a constant reminder that life is never 100% one way or the other. People use these anecdotes as a warning when they fear someone is getting too close to the edge, for example, if someone has been working really, really long hours, they might hear "All work and no play makes Johny a dull boy", encouraging them to ease off a bit. If someone is trying to do a bunch of stuff at once, they might hear "Rome wasn't built in a day", and so on.
 
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Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
It's common knowledge that "birds of a feather flock together" and also that "opposites attract". While both are supportable anecdotally, these clearly can't be both true in a general sense! Either one of the statements has predictive power, or the other, or neither, or they each do but only under certain circumstances.

Common knowledge and common sense are riddled with errors. It's why every type of science begins at the lowest level they possibly can; to minimize the possiblilty of making mistakes because they 'assumed' somehting based on 'common sense'.
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"common knowledge" or anecdotes are really just subtle pushes to moderation. They seem to contradict each other, but really they're just a constant reminder that life is never 100% one way or the other. People use these anecdotes as a warning when they fear someone is getting too close to the edge, for example, if someone has been working really, really long hours, they might hear "All work and no play makes Johny a dull boy", encouraging them to ease off a bit. If someone is trying to do a bunch of stuff at once, they might hear "Rome wasn't built in a day", and so on.
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This might sometimes be true, but it still doesn't support calling 'common knowledge' when a study has a result that fits one or another cliche.
 
Originally posted by: jumpr
I believe it, because at that young age, young men who prey on younger females are often not the most upstanding characters.
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I was once one of those characters, and you're right. And though I do regret my role in corrupting a certain teenage hottie long ago, I was Mister Rogers compared to the asshole she dumped me for.
 
Originally posted by: MysticLlama
Yeah, I have to agree with most people in this thread.

I'm 26 and I'm seeing an 18 year old right now.

Neither of us smoke or do any sort of drugs, I'll drink a little when I'm out with my buddies, but I don't give her any, or have all that much around the house. I don't see how I'm making her more likely to do any of those things that I don't do.

I know a couple of high-school girls around my friends daughter's age (14-16) and they are the bad ones that end up seeking out the older guys. I've seen them around for a few years, and I highly doubt they were corrupted by older guys, they managed that just fine on their own.
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Personally I don't see 18 as being too young for a 26 year old to date. If you were 24 and she was 16 it would be very different, but 18 is legal and mature enough to make her own decisions. When I was 26 girls that age bored me to death, but maybe you got a good one.
 
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