starzari

Hey, I've been thinking about this for a bit, and I want to share my thoughts on this. Please remember this isn't to anyone in particular, it's just things I've noticed.

So, I've been seeing a lot of members, mostly younger ones, getting a lot of praise, which is good and all, good to support people, but I've also noticed that it's having negative effects on some of them, giving them anxiety, pressure, ect. This isn't just to younger members of course, but I see it more with them.

I want to see members, younger and older, do succeed, but we have to remember that a lot of attention can be difficult for younger people since they typically aren't used to it, we don't want them to feel pressured and quit.

I also just want to say if you're a younger member and you feel pressured, it's okay to take breaks, it's okay to say "I'm uncomfortable." or "I feel too pressured" We shouldn't make people we support feel pressured or uncomfortable.

This is just my thoughts on that, remember even older members can feel this way, but as I said I see it more with younger members, I'm not excluding older members and I'm sorry if it comes off that way.