No please, these are all valuable perspectives that speak to a shared trans experience. It's deeply unsettling to look at the current internet landscape and find that it seems even more threatening to young trans women than it was when I was young, and I think it's understandable to want to avoid the dangers that reliably work their way into these communities.

Young trans women are understandably vulnerable to validation, and predators always seek out people like that. A major issue with online spaces is there is really no way of knowing that you are around other queer folks, and yeah, it isn't like you don't have to be wary of predatory queer people along with the usual suspects. Many victims of sexual violence also do not realize they're traumatized until much later in life, especially when it was something that didn't involve literal sexual assault from a stranger somewhere. Sexual violence prevention education is certainly more of a thing now than it was before, but of course, like most things, trans women are disproportionately affected by the persistent miseducation. It is extremely rare to see sexual violence prevention education programs address issues like the specificities of trans women's experiences with isolation and internalized trans-misogyny.

I'm sorry you experienced that, and believe me, I understand the fear you've expressed here. It's difficult to overstate just how prevalent these experiences are for trans women.