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Re:How my childhood friend became an Internet laughingstock. by danik on Monday March 14, 2011 @01:15PM (#2323381)
It's not that I don't see that happening but it's always from people I don't know and never talked to in real life or on the internet.

I have this strong feeling it's a loud minority. It's the same with real bullying, the bullies think they behave normal but the majority think they are bullies.

edit: changed majority to minority:)

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Re:How my childhood friend became an Internet laughingstock. by m0nastic on Monday March 14, 2011 @01:20PM (#2323405)
I think you're probably right. I think people don't necessarily associate ridiculing someone on the internet with bullying (in many cases because the target of ridicule isn't there interacting with them).
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Re:How my childhood friend became an Internet laughingstock. by danik on Monday March 14, 2011 @09:47PM (#2325452)
Sure me and my friends talk shit about people that has been exposed doing stupid things on the internet, but we do it in private. We don't ridicule in public. I think that's the difference.
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