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Trolling
People have always found making hurtful comments to others a part of life, but since the advent of the internet, and particularly, social media, it has become all too easy for people to make even more comments, and to potentially make someone’s life a misery, even to the point when they can see no escape other than death.
ONLINE IMAGE
So many young people, in particular, are brought up to believe that being liked online is one of the main goals of life. They spend hours and hours trying to take the perfect selfie, that will get them the most likes, loves, shares, and retweets.
A NEW BREED OF BULLY
In our culture, we also now have a new breed of bully. The people who, if you’re trying to be nice, you would call ‘keyboard warriors’… These people could be the most shy, quiet people in real life, but give them a computer, and they can become the biggest bully in the whole world.
People don’t seem to realise how much the odd mean comment can hurt, particularly if the person it is aimed at is young and vulnerable.
I am so glad that social media wasn’t a thing when I was at school. I really don’t think I would have dealt very well with the criticism at all.
