>I was reading comments in another HN thread, and one poster >suggested that this might arise from raising kids without >bullying. Like the immune system, if

>I was reading comments in another HN thread, and one poster >suggested that this might arise from raising kids without >bullying. Like the immune system, if we don't develop a >central tolerance, perhaps we start attacking everything we >find unpleasant? No basis in behavioral science, of course. I'm not sure I understood what are you trying to say here, are you suggesting that a "small dose" of bullying is beneficial to a child's development?