I swear...I think the whole world's gone crazy but me...
Look peeps...whoever this person is...if they lied about themselves, obviously they have problems. The point here though is that it's not our POSITION TO DEAL WITH IT. Some people are acting like we should condone it...or that the person who lied is the victim.
That's bullshit. I don't care how messed up that person is...they're not your family. Yeah, maybe they need help, but you're not in the position to give it. What you can do, is just be safe. If you see a criminal (and I know the analogy might seem harsh, but hear me out), you DO NOT reach out to them. Sure, maybe they have problems and with the right counseling, they can get better. But dammit, your only purpose should be to protect yourself and let others who are in the position to help this person do the helping.
Damn. Seriously, if you know who the person is and you know they're lying, stop chatting with them. Even if they have some "good" in them or whatever, it's none of your business anymore.
And just to clarify, I'm talking about people who make up a completely new identity online. I'm not talking about people who lie a little here or there about their age or where they live...cause a lot of us do that to protect ourselves from perps out there.
I hope I made sense, cause I'm pretty pissed about that part.