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On one hand, I'm a kid. I get excited about things kids get excited about, I worry about things that kids worry about, I don't have the experience that many adults do. My beliefs are still quite malleable - in fact, Apolyton has proven that true. I'm a very different person from the skywalker that posted a little speech he was very proud of in every single forum on 9/11.
OTOH, I'm an adult. For the most part, I converse with adults at or above their level. I'm far superior to the average adolescent when it comes to things like critical thinking, and better than many adults (though the adults here are in general above average). I have for the most part a much better perspective on life than people my age - I see things the way an adult would, not a kid. I'm unaffected by peer pressure, I can see the long term, and I understand generally how important something really is and really will be twenty years from now. In some ways I'm much more mature than them, though in others less (I'm ADHD, so I'm also prone to impulsive behavior). Basically, I don't see immediate gratification as the ultimate goal.
I like Apolyton because I feel I can fit here - not by having my views agreed with by everyone, but because I can talk with you on my own level. I can talk with a lot of my friends this way, too, because of the school I go to and the friend I have, but there aren't enough of them really interested in things like politics to have a good discussions.
What I realize, though, is that I also like Apolyton is that there are people here who I can talk with, but who are definately NOT my peers in any sense - they know more, are far more experienced, and just generally make me want to emulate them. Apolyton hasn't just provided a group of friends, but role models. My dad, I can talk with - in fact, in some ways I'm better at math than he is. But it's similar with him - I look up to him, I don't just see him at my level.
OTOH, I'm an adult. For the most part, I converse with adults at or above their level. I'm far superior to the average adolescent when it comes to things like critical thinking, and better than many adults (though the adults here are in general above average). I have for the most part a much better perspective on life than people my age - I see things the way an adult would, not a kid. I'm unaffected by peer pressure, I can see the long term, and I understand generally how important something really is and really will be twenty years from now. In some ways I'm much more mature than them, though in others less (I'm ADHD, so I'm also prone to impulsive behavior). Basically, I don't see immediate gratification as the ultimate goal.
I like Apolyton because I feel I can fit here - not by having my views agreed with by everyone, but because I can talk with you on my own level. I can talk with a lot of my friends this way, too, because of the school I go to and the friend I have, but there aren't enough of them really interested in things like politics to have a good discussions.
What I realize, though, is that I also like Apolyton is that there are people here who I can talk with, but who are definately NOT my peers in any sense - they know more, are far more experienced, and just generally make me want to emulate them. Apolyton hasn't just provided a group of friends, but role models. My dad, I can talk with - in fact, in some ways I'm better at math than he is. But it's similar with him - I look up to him, I don't just see him at my level.
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