CDZ Cyberbullying . . .

[ChrisL]

I don't agree with just letting them be. I think they should be confronted, although just about EVERY SINGLE article I've read on the matter says the opposite. Just ignore them and keep silent, they say. That is news to me though, as I was always taught to stand up to bullies and to stand up for the underdog or the person being bullied and ganged up on.

 

[TNHarley]

"omg omg omg some anonymous person on the internet just said my butt was fat!!"
WWWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Why would they say that? Why do some people get a rise out of being cruel or saying rude and obnoxious things to someone else? I don't even bully people I don't like.

So, can I mark you up as a bully supporter then?

I do not support people treating people like that. The fun and games on here? Sure. But no actual "bullying"
I support peoples right to be mean and cruel.
People just need to realize they keep doing it because they let themselves get upset. YOU let those a$$holes hurt you. Stop it! Be strong.

 

[TNHarley]

If you feel like you are getting "bullied" on the INTERNET, you have major problems. And its more than some butthead picking on you. ESPECIALLY if you are an adult.
Words are just words. Only YOU let them hurt you.
The internet is DIGITAL. Its not even spoken words!

Talking about the psyche of the bully. Yes, adults can bully other adults online. Happens all the time.

If you feel "bullied" that is your own problem. This is the INTERNET.

We are talking about the psyche of the bully. Why do they feel the need to bully other people, especially those they might consider weaker than them?

IMO? Deep down insecurity. Unhappiness.
Probably a lot of factors that lead people to try and make others miserable.

And we should tolerate this and keep our mouths shut and let them continue bullying?

What should we do about it? What can we do about it? Bring brother in it and make more laws and give them more power?

 

[ChrisL]

Talking about the psyche of the bully. Yes, adults can bully other adults online. Happens all the time.

If you feel "bullied" that is your own problem. This is the INTERNET.

We are talking about the psyche of the bully. Why do they feel the need to bully other people, especially those they might consider weaker than them?

IMO? Deep down insecurity. Unhappiness.
Probably a lot of factors that lead people to try and make others miserable.

And we should tolerate this and keep our mouths shut and let them continue bullying?

What should we do about it? What can we do about it? Bring brother in it and make more laws and give them more power?

Confront them and let them know it is not something that people are going to tolerate.

 

[TNHarley]

I don't agree with just letting them be. I think they should be confronted, although just about EVERY SINGLE article I've read on the matter says the opposite. Just ignore them and keep silent, they say. That is news to me though, as I was always taught to stand up to bullies and to stand up for the underdog or the person being bullied and ganged up on.

I never took crap from anyone.
I even told my son if he doesnt defend himself against bullies, he will be in trouble at home.
Last year, some kid hit him in the face and he did nothing. I got all over him. Right before school let out this year, they were doing field day.. Some kid pushed him. He kicked him in the nuts and pushed him down. Then smiled and said something..... what did he say? "think twice next time" or something like that. ugh..
We dont let people run us over. No one should.

 

[TNHarley]

If you feel "bullied" that is your own problem. This is the INTERNET.

We are talking about the psyche of the bully. Why do they feel the need to bully other people, especially those they might consider weaker than them?

IMO? Deep down insecurity. Unhappiness.
Probably a lot of factors that lead people to try and make others miserable.

And we should tolerate this and keep our mouths shut and let them continue bullying?

What should we do about it? What can we do about it? Bring brother in it and make more laws and give them more power?

Confront them and let them know it is not something that people are going to tolerate.

Society confronting them is the way to do it. I can agree with that.
Then again, they could also see they are upsetting more than just one person and make it worse. Who knows.. They have problems..

 

[OldLady]

What do you think about cyberbullying? I'm not talking about being in a heated argument or discussion and doing a little namecalling out of frustration or whatnot. I am talking about out and out trolling.

I don't mind it personally. That's life. Words are far better than persecution or violence. I don't get too angry at people, but I speak my mind and I don't back down to bullies.

Verbal abuses happen to me often on twitter, especially by Canadians. I've been called a traitor a c sucker and many other offensive/strong words. I'm sure some of them are Canadian covert agents who hate that I have exposed Canada in a way they never thought I would and I'm sure they have tried to get ahead of this for awhile, that's what liars do.

As someone told me, "no country goes this hard against someone unless they have some real deep secrets to hide", indeed. So I suck it up and in some ways I enjoy it. Builds character!

Well, I'm more speaking of the psyche of the bullier. Perhaps I should have been more clear in my OP. What do you think causes people to just go around bullying whomever for whatever reason? Why do you think they are so happy and thrilled to try to make another person feel terrible?

I don't know why. Maybe we should clarify what exactly you mean by bullying? Is it the same as trolling, because people here seem to have different definitions of what that means, too. So let's talk about one, not both at the same time or it will get confusing.

 

[Pete7469]

What do you think about cyberbullying? I'm not talking about being in a heated argument or discussion and doing a little namecalling out of frustration or whatnot. I am talking about out and out trolling.

I think it's fun.


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[OldLady]

If you feel like you are getting "bullied" on the INTERNET, you have major problems. And its more than some butthead picking on you. ESPECIALLY if you are an adult.
Words are just words. Only YOU let them hurt you.
The internet is DIGITAL. Its not even spoken words!

Talking about the psyche of the bully. Yes, adults can bully other adults online. Happens all the time.

If you feel "bullied" that is your own problem. This is the INTERNET.

We are talking about the psyche of the bully. Why do they feel the need to bully other people, especially those they might consider weaker than them?

IMO? Deep down insecurity. Unhappiness.
Probably a lot of factors that lead people to try and make others miserable.

I've seen students do it because they're bored and they think it's funny to see the victim react. Cry or get red faced or embarrassed or holler and spit. Whatever. It's like pulling a cat's tail. That's some of it. They do it for amusement.

 

[Natural Citizen]

Bullying is not equal to physical harm. You can be a bully and never strike another person in your life.

Sure. I understand.

We live in a world where technology has provided the platform for people to create an image of themselves. An image of themselves that isnt who they really are. It's kind of like the old looking glass self theory. I'm not who I think I am, I'm not who you think I am, I'm who I think you think I am. Sometimes these social media platforms regardless of which one or combination of different ones, some people become full of their own self-importance because those plarforms are ours and because we are the center of attention on our page. Web sites, twitters, facebooks, blogs, all these things are dedicated to ourselves. When that happens and we get so full of self importance, we put our own problems to the side and we forget about them. We start using our platforms to worry about everyone elses problems. And because we've created this space where we create the illusion of our own importance, we start thinking that we're the solution to everyone elses problems. And so we go to work trying to tell everyone what to do and what to think and what's best for them and all of that kind of thing. That often becomes an argument or it intimidates the other person. Or people. And then it becomes a trend. We become control freaks. And we start trying to fix everyone else. It's a control mechanism. Mixed with pride, it's a dangerous combination.

There's a lot more to say about that. I'm just kind of rambling of cliff notes on what I think is going on. And when I say we, I mean society. Not everybody, of course. Not yet anyway.

There's probably typos in there, sorry.

 

[ChrisL]

If you feel like you are getting "bullied" on the INTERNET, you have major problems. And its more than some butthead picking on you. ESPECIALLY if you are an adult.
Words are just words. Only YOU let them hurt you.
The internet is DIGITAL. Its not even spoken words!

Talking about the psyche of the bully. Yes, adults can bully other adults online. Happens all the time.

If you feel "bullied" that is your own problem. This is the INTERNET.

We are talking about the psyche of the bully. Why do they feel the need to bully other people, especially those they might consider weaker than them?

IMO? Deep down insecurity. Unhappiness.
Probably a lot of factors that lead people to try and make others miserable.

I've seen students do it because they're bored and they think it's funny to see the victim react. Cry or get red faced or embarrassed or holler and spit. Whatever. It's like pulling a cat's tail. That's some of it. They do it for amusement.

Why do you do it, OL?

 

[ChrisL]

So, should we ignore bullies or should we fight back using the same tricks they try to use? I try to use their same rhetoric back on them when I am confronted by cyberbullies.

 

[Natural Citizen]

What we really oughtta do is bring back duels. Duels were respectable.

 

[OldLady]

Talking about the psyche of the bully. Yes, adults can bully other adults online. Happens all the time.

If you feel "bullied" that is your own problem. This is the INTERNET.

We are talking about the psyche of the bully. Why do they feel the need to bully other people, especially those they might consider weaker than them?

IMO? Deep down insecurity. Unhappiness.
Probably a lot of factors that lead people to try and make others miserable.

I've seen students do it because they're bored and they think it's funny to see the victim react. Cry or get red faced or embarrassed or holler and spit. Whatever. It's like pulling a cat's tail. That's some of it. They do it for amusement.

Why do you do it, OL?

I've never done it. But the only time I ever laid hands on another kid in anger was a guy bullying a kid on my bus. Teacher watched and let me do it, too.

 

[Natural Citizen]

So, should we ignore bullies or should we fight back using the same tricks they try to use? I try to use their same rhetoric back on them when I am confronted by cyberbullies.

Depends on what you're talking about. Political debates?

 

[Natural Citizen]

Anyway. Never let a perfectly good opportunity to play an Elvis Presley song go to waste, I always say.

 

[OldLady]

I don't agree with just letting them be. I think they should be confronted, although just about EVERY SINGLE article I've read on the matter says the opposite. Just ignore them and keep silent, they say. That is news to me though, as I was always taught to stand up to bullies and to stand up for the underdog or the person being bullied and ganged up on.

It's really frustrating to deal with people who are intent on insulting you for no good reason; it happens sometimes and it's usually a group of posters, like a good old fashioned shark feed.
You want to respond to defend, say for the record, that the insult is garbage, but that lets the troll win. So you lose either way. And I've had posts pulled down and even got a warning once for responding to a troll, not trolling myself.
So I guess the trolls are going to win. But if we ignore them long enough, they go away. The only people I've ever put on ignore were persistent trolls and after a few months I take them off and usually that's the end of it

 

[ricechickie]

Let’s actually define bullying:

If a person is trying to end the interactions, and they other party refuses, it’s probably bullying.

If neither side refuses to quit because it’s important to “win” something, then both sides have some culpability.

 

[ricechickie]

I “bully” people because my momma didn’t love me enough, and daddy drank, and only the thickest-skinned kid got any dinner.....

Woe is me.

 

[Wyatt earp]

What do you think about cyberbullying? I'm not talking about being in a heated argument or discussion and doing a little namecalling out of frustration or whatnot. I am talking about out and out trolling.

You do know their is guys in this world who will defend people right?