"you're the one who said he got his views from xtube"
I never said that.
"This isn't about you, man"
I never said it was.
"Nice try evading the question, dude."
Nice try evading mine.
"don't pretend you don't understand that"
See below.
"I will point out that very, very few people function independently in society"
I'm not talking about hermits who build their own house from scratch and grow vegetables in their back yard, I'm talking about independence in the sense that you have a job, make your own money, have a car, pay your bills, taxes insurance ect. It's ironic how you accuse me of not understanding what the topic is about yet miss what I'm obviously saying (I suspect deliberately).
"Roads, social interaction, and teamwork are good things"
I never said anything to the contrary, please stop putting words in my mouth.
"Strawman"
How exactly is this a straw-man? If behavior is childish, it's likely going to cause harm to you if you're an adult. If I missed your point, please clarify.
"Voting is a legal right that isn't taken away because of "childish" behavior,"
While that may be true do a degree (voting is a privilege, not a right), consider that half of the anti-Trump protestors (that Trump voters like to call "crybabies") didn't even vote. They act like children, and not surprisingly, no one (including our government) took their opinion seriously.
"but since there are plenty of furries who are married or in other types of committed relationships, that's pretty much moot."
It seems here you're trying to imply that I'm accusing furries of being childish, I'm actually arguing the opposite here. Once again, maybe you should read the comment I make before you respond to them.
"A driver's license, money, and children are all things that children can have (for better or worse)"
I mean that in two ways, first, it is illegal for a child to have a drivers license (depending on the state) and to have sex, and by money I mean large quantities, not a few bucks for the vending machines as school. The second is, if you act like a child, You will never take the time to learn now to drive (or driver very irresponsibly), you will never get a job (and thus have money) and you will never find someone who will want to marry you (until you "grow up").
"What does this have to do with the existence of a community for fans of anthropomorphic animals?"
Nothing, I'm talking about how dangerous it can be to act immature to the point where it becomes a mental delusion and can hurt a lot of people. Like I said before, I argued against the fandom being this bad.
"So is this an issue with enjoying things related to children, or an issue of recognizing symptoms of mental illness?"
The first one, I never said anything about mental illness, I'm talking about how people can take the idea of being "childish" or innocently enjoying something more geared toward children to an extreme. I seriously don't understand how you misinterpret what I say so much, this is why I suspect you're doing this on purpose. You don't want to agree with me even if you think I am right because there's apparently some stigma with seeing eye to eye with Crusader Cat.
"I mean, I think the simple facts that two-thirds or so of the community are adults, and there are dozens of conventions--by nature organized, funded, and run by adults--for the subject attended by thousands of mostly-adults are more than enough."
That's also a very solid argument.
"but do you read articles here regularly or do you just check in every few months"
I hardly ever read anything here, in this particular case someone linked this in a telegram group I'm in. While I may have tried my fail-tier trolling in the past (very immature of me, I know) I'm not trying it now. I'm not trying to be inflammatory, I'm trying to have a serious discussion, and hopefully get some more insight into the subject matter.
Also, just to keep it in one comment thread, here's my response to your other comment:
"If you don't want people to rate your comments poorly"
It's not that you rated them poorly, it's that you seemed to rate them without reading them, simply because you don't like the person who posted them. In a discussion like the one we're having, it's very intellectually dishonest.
"you're the one who said he got his views from xtube"
I never said that.
"This isn't about you, man"
I never said it was.
"Nice try evading the question, dude."
Nice try evading mine.
"don't pretend you don't understand that"
See below.
"I will point out that very, very few people function independently in society"
I'm not talking about hermits who build their own house from scratch and grow vegetables in their back yard, I'm talking about independence in the sense that you have a job, make your own money, have a car, pay your bills, taxes insurance ect. It's ironic how you accuse me of not understanding what the topic is about yet miss what I'm obviously saying (I suspect deliberately).
"Roads, social interaction, and teamwork are good things"
I never said anything to the contrary, please stop putting words in my mouth.
"Strawman"
How exactly is this a straw-man? If behavior is childish, it's likely going to cause harm to you if you're an adult. If I missed your point, please clarify.
"Voting is a legal right that isn't taken away because of "childish" behavior,"
While that may be true do a degree (voting is a privilege, not a right), consider that half of the anti-Trump protestors (that Trump voters like to call "crybabies") didn't even vote. They act like children, and not surprisingly, no one (including our government) took their opinion seriously.
"but since there are plenty of furries who are married or in other types of committed relationships, that's pretty much moot."
It seems here you're trying to imply that I'm accusing furries of being childish, I'm actually arguing the opposite here. Once again, maybe you should read the comment I make before you respond to them.
"A driver's license, money, and children are all things that children can have (for better or worse)"
I mean that in two ways, first, it is illegal for a child to have a drivers license (depending on the state) and to have sex, and by money I mean large quantities, not a few bucks for the vending machines as school. The second is, if you act like a child, You will never take the time to learn now to drive (or driver very irresponsibly), you will never get a job (and thus have money) and you will never find someone who will want to marry you (until you "grow up").
"What does this have to do with the existence of a community for fans of anthropomorphic animals?"
Nothing, I'm talking about how dangerous it can be to act immature to the point where it becomes a mental delusion and can hurt a lot of people. Like I said before, I argued against the fandom being this bad.
"So is this an issue with enjoying things related to children, or an issue of recognizing symptoms of mental illness?"
The first one, I never said anything about mental illness, I'm talking about how people can take the idea of being "childish" or innocently enjoying something more geared toward children to an extreme. I seriously don't understand how you misinterpret what I say so much, this is why I suspect you're doing this on purpose. You don't want to agree with me even if you think I am right because there's apparently some stigma with seeing eye to eye with Crusader Cat.
"I mean, I think the simple facts that two-thirds or so of the community are adults, and there are dozens of conventions--by nature organized, funded, and run by adults--for the subject attended by thousands of mostly-adults are more than enough."
That's also a very solid argument.
"but do you read articles here regularly or do you just check in every few months"
I hardly ever read anything here, in this particular case someone linked this in a telegram group I'm in. While I may have tried my fail-tier trolling in the past (very immature of me, I know) I'm not trying it now. I'm not trying to be inflammatory, I'm trying to have a serious discussion, and hopefully get some more insight into the subject matter.
Also, just to keep it in one comment thread, here's my response to your other comment:
"If you don't want people to rate your comments poorly"
It's not that you rated them poorly, it's that you seemed to rate them without reading them, simply because you don't like the person who posted them. In a discussion like the one we're having, it's very intellectually dishonest.