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The 'man up bro' stuff is the stuff that SHOULD work. If people actually listen, and try it instead of just approaching advice as another insult. And if they don't, then they're either arrogant or too sensitive. If it's the latter, it's mostly their problem and they need to fix it before it actually REALLY matters, like in the workplace. Don't deal with it sooner and it'll be worse later.
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This is what I'm talking about. You're just assuming everyone is or can be as resiliant to it as you are. You think the whole thing is so easy and the issue really isn't there.
How hard is this to understand?
- Person is bullied offline and retreats to the internet where they feel comfortable
- Bullies from offline stalk the person online and start harassing them
- Victim's spirit gets crushed
- Victim commits suicide
It exists. It's a real problem. Trivializing it (LOL cyberbulling) won't help, neither will saying how much better you were at dealing with it, neither will telling victims they're too sensitive and need to learn to roll with it.
Also for your information I think laws against cyber bullying are stupid too, my suggestion is for people to be schooled on how to defend themselves against this kind of abuse. Something that actually works.