Thoughts on pedophile hunts in the internet?

[ReArm!]

Hey, I know this can be a kind of difficult topic if you've been convicted or have had any experiences with these people, but I'd wanna share my thoughts and ask for yours, hopefully you feel the same way (or not). Like I haven't been in trouble with the law for anything yet, so as a disclaimer my thoughts might be detached from reality. Anyways I feel drawn to those kinds of videos in a kinda toxic way, like I watch them and then just feel the most utter anger and impotence (which I think are the symptoms of radicalization btw lol), same as when people outside the internet talk about pedophilia. Gotta say I even discovered this community via those videos. In my defense, I have those kind of feelings bc it's outrageous to me the future that waits to those people and how these hunters and their audiences think it's ok and even less than it should be. Sometimes it's even just for meeting with 14 or 15 year olds which, ofc, know EXACTLY what sex is. Or even just for having porn on their devices, which isn't even a crime that involves other people.

Do you guys think it's too bad to think that? Like I get it, but at the same time idk if anger and impotence will lead me anywhere and it just makes me grumpy for an hour or so. Any of you feel the same or have a completely different POV that they wanna share?

I'm sorry because this post was just me rambling LOL

[PorcelainLark]

Gotta say I even discovered this community via those videos.

Do you mean Mu specifically, or the MAP community in general?

Mostly seems boring and dumb. E-celeb 2587 has a sexual conversation with a fan who turned out to be a minor. I don't really think of people like that as MAPs. It's basically just gossip. Clickbait plays a massive role in how people talk about these situations, because of course if you want your video to get attention you have to frame it as dramatically as possible. "Youtuber revealed to possess child pornography" turns out to be someone with lolicon.
In a way it's good because it has a kind of "boy who cried wolf" effect; the more oversaturated it becomes the less seriously it can be taken.

[ReArm!]

Gotta say I even discovered this community via those videos.

Do you mean Mu specifically, or the MAP community in general?

I mean the MAP community in general, and from there it became a rabbit hole and discovered Mu and other forums.

Btw, I don't mean the kind of videos you're talking about, but actual pedophile hunters who catch people when they're about to meet a minor (be it real or just a hoax) and actually call the police on them. I mean they're people who actually profit (from views and such) of putting others into prison for a long time, yk?

The youtuber phenomena is a completely different thing where I agree with you that it's just clickbait and usually doesn't lead to anything at all.

[PorcelainLark]

Btw, I don't mean the kind of videos you're talking about, but actual pedophile hunters who catch people when they're about to meet a minor (be it real or just a hoax) and actually call the police on them. I mean they're people who actually profit (from views and such) of putting others into prison for a long time, yk?

Well, I mean women are often fascinated by serial killers even though they are usually the victims, so maybe it's something similar to that?

[ReArm!]

Btw, I don't mean the kind of videos you're talking about, but actual pedophile hunters who catch people when they're about to meet a minor (be it real or just a hoax) and actually call the police on them. I mean they're people who actually profit (from views and such) of putting others into prison for a long time, yk?

Well, I mean women are often fascinated by serial killers even though they are usually the victims, so maybe it's something similar to that?

maybe...

Like I'd never thought ab it like that but yeah, I have the deep feeling inside that I should be punished, so ig it can be bc of that

[PorcelainLark]

maybe...

Like I'd never thought ab it like that but yeah, I have the deep feeling inside that I should be punished, so ig it can be bc of that

Interesting, I thought of it more like reducing anxiety by understanding a threat. Like if you know how antis (or serial killers) operate then you'll be prepared if they come after you.

Another idea might be because it's one of the few places it's acceptable for MAPs to appear in the media, so even a hostile portrayal makes us feel less isolated.

[ReArm!]

Interesting, I thought of it more like reducing anxiety by understanding a threat. Like if you know how antis (or serial killers) operate then you'll be prepared if they come after you.

I would like to say that because it makes me look as a gigachad cold planner, but tbh idk it could be anything

[BLueRibbon]

The 'pedophile hunters' are just bullies looking for an easy target.

Antis will say that about us. However, as I have written previously:

[People] will accuse MAPs of doing the same, of "targeting children because they're the most vulnerable". Quite the conflation of situational offenders and actual MAPs, this is preposterously incorrect. In fact, MAPs are generally youth rights advocates who would like to see the subjects of their attraction placed on an equal footing, a pedestal even, the emotional and romantic aspects of the MAP orientation being arguably more important than the sexual component.