Some people have actually killed themselves because of cyberbullying. A close friend of mine killed herself because someone told her to cut. Words hurt, believe it or not. Suicide isn't a joke. 76.8% deaths in the world are caused by bullies online who have nothing better to do than bully others. I can't stress this enough, people still go around bulling other people in real life and online. It makes me sick. I was just on Instagram and I saw someone comment "kill yourself" on someone's account, and I was so outraged, the fact that someone could say that to another human being and act like it was nothing is sick, inhuman. People need to get off their phones and learn a thing or two. I'd like to make this longer, but I think I made my point.
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I'm of two frames of mind.
1.) Like you said, cyberbullying is bad and shouldn't be done. There is always a person sitting behind the screen reading that, and the comment may actually cause them to do something... Like your friend for example. A layer of anonymity does not justify words being harsher or whatnot.
2.) That being said, people should also be aware of the words and not give those words any mind or thought. Chances are, if you comment on any internet thread, you'll be told "kys" or get called a "faggot" or something along the lines. I'm not saying to condone the words, but I'm saying we should realize the seemingly inevitable chance of them before we even click on a page. We should realize it as a risk of the internet beforehand, and we shouldn't take any negative baseless comments that like seriously. The phrase "mental preparation" comes to mind.
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Nevertheless, I am curious as to where you got your "76.8%" statistic from. Do you have a link? 76.8% of all deaths attributed to internet seems a bit high 😅
Yeah that is a bit high. Most deaths are caused by cancer, car accidents, etc.
I dont think its something we can really control no matter what we do, but it is wrong. Maybe if we teach people not to focus on negative said about them maybe that will work.
I agree this was really just a rant becuase it really has to stop, but sadly I can't stop bullies from bullying.
Maybe if you had god like powers you could really make a change.
Lol wouldn't that be amazing 😂
That will be amazing