What do you think of adults on tsr?

Perhaps to help students by providing experience on how to get to the jobs they wish to get?
How do you think people get jobs or understanding of jobs (such as people not understanding that some jobs are not as glamorous as they appear) without the aid of people in the field, regardless of age?

According to my friend the convos were all about planes and stuff as they were both massive fans. It's just the idea that the guy was as old as my friend's parents, who didn't know about the convos, and that just gives me a bad gut feeling. And that in turn makes me guilty because it's unfair to label older people as predators etc.

The idea behind talking online is you don’t judge people and don’t give out personal information regarding your age or anything regardless. It leaves you on level footing without the idea of any information about the person, irrespective of anything about them minus their interests.
When someone begins working in industry, you’ll work with people your age or people 40 years older than yourself, it’s inevitable.
I spend my time on TSR at times either looking out of boredom (albeit this year, I have not been bored at all, too busy to be bored) or helping people understand my field and how to get into the career (Biomedical Science I.e the course of Biomedical Science or being a Biomedical Scientist itself). That being said, I don’t post anything about myself, nor ask information of others unless it is apparent that it is needed and even then, I explicitly say it is advice (depending on the circumstances) and any further information not provided or they don’t wish to provide should be taken into account to. For all everyone knows on here, I could be in my 20s, 30s, 40s or even my 60s or 70s. Irrespective of aid or advice given.
I am assuming you are on the younger side (either a teenager or early to late 20s, not asking for info, making an assumption) but having access to a wide variety of age brackets gives you access to information you would either not have experienced or not have access to at all as simply, you don’t have access to that kind of information I.e you’ve been out of school for years and are not in contact with your teachers.
One example being I am the only scientist in my family and so, if I want help or assistance, I need to gain access to people online for help outside of my family for assistance or advice of certain aspects.

I’d don’t se a problem with it some are mature students or work in the education system or are parents looking for help and advice and support about their kids applications or lack there of adults that have been to university are also useful they can give advice with the benefit of hindsight . They are an essential part of the community as afar as I’m concerned.

Most adults used to be kids you know

I'd say it depends on why they're on here, some just go on it to post on the relationships forum and I feel like it's a bit odd to be talking about your sex life especially at a site aimed at teenagers and young adults, however if you're a mature student then I think it's really cool that you're on here cause it's also interesting to here about their perspective.

I'd say it depends on why they're on here, some just go on it to post on the relationships forum and I feel like it's a bit odd to be talking about your sex life especially at a site aimed at teenagers and young adults, however if you're a mature student then I think it's really cool that you're on here cause it's also interesting to here about their perspective.

The site isn't "aimed at teenagers and young adults", it's aimed at students of all ages - and yes university students often have weird and convoluted sex lives they wish to get advice on. Also not infrequently the school students will be asking about their own relationships for better or worse...
In that context the question should be "why does a student forum need a relationships forum" rather than "why should older learners use a student forum".

Thank you for this. I understand why someone would want to do this now. And I do appreciate help I've been given by older tsr users. I feel like my OP was a bit accusatory, I really just wanted to know why adult users decide to come on.

Assuming you had a child on tsr who was 18/19, would you see any problems with them chatting to someone your age (for arguments' sake pretend it's late 40s). About things friends would chat about?

Thank you for this. I understand why someone would want to do this now. And I do appreciate help I've been given by older tsr users. I feel like my OP was a bit accusatory, I really just wanted to know why adult users decide to come on.

Assuming you had a child on tsr who was 18/19, would you see any problems with them chatting to someone your age (for arguments' sake pretend it's late 40s). About things friends would chat about?

I feel like me being 20 is okay on this site, because it's for students right? What about older adults though. Like 30,40,50 year olds? Especially when they joined at that age. Is it weird?
Plus why are they even on.