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Glad you pulled yourself out friend. Thank you for the insight. I always hated when kids would say "kill yourself" or similar in high school for this very reaso

Glad you pulled yourself out friend. Thank you for the insight. I always hated when kids would say "kill yourself" or similar in high school for this very reason. Hope you're doing well.

duderific 7y ago
Man...nobody said that when I was in high school (30 years ago). Times have changed.
- tudelo 7y ago
  The Internet has definitely increased the proliferation of such behavior.
  - tjr225 7y ago
    Has it? Do we have any reason to believe this is definite? Moreover, do we have any evidence that this behavior didn't exist or existed at a lesser scale 30 years ago? Maybe the GP simply did not see it happening. Either way it seems like speculation, maybe it should be presented as such instead of stating it as fact?
    - gatherhunterer 7y ago
      Insisting on evidence that proves a negative claim is an impossible standard. In the absence of evidence one can assume that a statement is anecdotal, especially when information like location and timeframe are not included.
      - tjr225 7y ago
        I guess I could have been more clear- I don't believe these anecdotes reflect reality, and I don't think they really bring anything of substance to the conversation. It's borderline alarmist at best.
        tudelo 7y ago
        If you played xbox or something similar 10 years ago I think you would agree. Nonetheless, I am happy to be wrong in this situation. YMMV
    - duderific 7y ago
      Mean kids said all sorts of insulting things, but it was more related to personal appearance (fat, ugly etc.) or "your mama" jokes.
- thatoneuser 7y ago
  In my experience it's teens being edgy, not meant seriously. But when it's a depressed person hearing it you never know. Tbf 30 years ago fights seemed common whereas there were very few when I was in school. Seems like physical violence has evolved into verbal because it's harder to trace and punish. (Just a guess)
- eatmyshorts 7y ago
  Interesting that the movie "Heathers" came out 30 years ago this year. It's about exactly this thing. If you didn't experience it 30 years ago, you may have been simply lucky.

Glad you pulled yourself out friend. Thank you for the insight. I always hated when kids would say "kill yourself" or similar in high school for this very reason. Hope you're doing well.

duderific 7y ago

Man...nobody said that when I was in high school (30 years ago). Times have changed.

tudelo 7y ago
The Internet has definitely increased the proliferation of such behavior.
- tjr225 7y ago
  Has it? Do we have any reason to believe this is definite? Moreover, do we have any evidence that this behavior didn't exist or existed at a lesser scale 30 years ago? Maybe the GP simply did not see it happening. Either way it seems like speculation, maybe it should be presented as such instead of stating it as fact?
  - gatherhunterer 7y ago
    Insisting on evidence that proves a negative claim is an impossible standard. In the absence of evidence one can assume that a statement is anecdotal, especially when information like location and timeframe are not included.
    - tjr225 7y ago
      I guess I could have been more clear- I don't believe these anecdotes reflect reality, and I don't think they really bring anything of substance to the conversation. It's borderline alarmist at best.
      - tudelo 7y ago
        If you played xbox or something similar 10 years ago I think you would agree. Nonetheless, I am happy to be wrong in this situation. YMMV
  - duderific 7y ago
    Mean kids said all sorts of insulting things, but it was more related to personal appearance (fat, ugly etc.) or "your mama" jokes.
thatoneuser 7y ago
In my experience it's teens being edgy, not meant seriously. But when it's a depressed person hearing it you never know. Tbf 30 years ago fights seemed common whereas there were very few when I was in school. Seems like physical violence has evolved into verbal because it's harder to trace and punish. (Just a guess)
eatmyshorts 7y ago
Interesting that the movie "Heathers" came out 30 years ago this year. It's about exactly this thing. If you didn't experience it 30 years ago, you may have been simply lucky.