Online bullying?

[ignoramus]

Good point PT.
As adults I'd say most of us won't tolerate idiots well, but as kids, the online rep thing could be the most important thing in their world. Hence the suicides. Kids are cruel naturally, combined with the inability to think clearly and logically can make the net a very dangerous place.

[MentalGiant]

I think it makes it more intense than traditional bullying since the person being bullied is online 24/7 instead of just at school/work. Clearly, it's some of the person being bullied's fault too since the could block the bullies, delete the account and take up a productive hobby. I also blame society for putting such an emphasis on having as many friends as you can. It's about QUALITY not quantity. Had I learned that earlier in life, it would have saved me a lot of dark times in life.

[Cecelia]

It's not as simple as "block a few users" and "delete your accounts". In any case no victim blaming should ever be done even if it were that simple.

A lot of the time it's not just one or two bullies. It's several bullies. Ten, twenty, or more. And even if you block them, they get another account. Not to mention that you still see the messages they post, which are far worse than what someone might say in real life.

Then you have cases where it's not as simple as blocking or deleting an account. People can post information about you, videos, or photos that you don't want others to see to THEIR account, for those in your social circle to see. So it's not as simple in many cases as deleting an account, because you can't stop other people from seeing things you don't want them to.

Some might say "Don't do anything that would embarrass you on camera, simple as that."

Except when someone is filming you without your permission with their webcam. Or someone you think is a friend is talking to you, and you feel open about talking to them only to find out later they were only pretending to be your friend to get the information in the first place.

It's not all about online Rep. A lot of the time it's about real life reputation as well, and online life can often carry into real life.

[Edwardo Piet]

I guess I've been extremely lucky over the years or I'm just an expert at avoiding cyber bullies then. I have been online daily - excluding internet connection losses - for 15 years since the age of 12 and I have never ever been cyber bullied one bit. Is this an achievement? Does this mean that whatever the secret to avoiding cyberbullying is I have it? Or am I just very very lucky?

[Darkstar]

[Violet]

[Reforged]

Pretty much just look at half of my posts to people of a different viewpoint from me to discover what online bullying is.
I'm just kidding, sort of.

[ignoramus]

Any Christian here feel bullied by the heathens ganging up on them! Or is what Min says something else entirely?