• pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Young people were every fucking bit as cruel back then. Source: same age bracket as you and was bullied nearly to suicide

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      +1. In addition, schools frequently side with the bully because it is easier to deal with a victim’s parents than a bully’s parents.

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        Also bullying is an informal form of social control they don’t have to do themselves nor take responsibly for unless it involves serious physical violence.

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      Trash social media has connected the worst sort of people and given them a platform to share their toxic traits.

      So cruel, but uncreative people now have wider options to be shitty.