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> It's the same rationale as in prison - you don't want to end up at the bottom of the dominance hierarchy. The simple fact that you think it's not a problem
by leto_ii 4y ago
> It's the same rationale as in prison - you don't want to end up at the bottom of the dominance hierarchy.
The simple fact that you think it's not a problem to somewhat approvingly compare schools to prisons is already a bad sign. Schools shouldn't be like prisons. Prisons shouldn't be like prisons either, but that's another story...
- thegrimmest 4y agoApproval has nothing to do with it - we are apes living in dominance hierarchies, children even more so.
- leto_ii 4y agoThat's just not true. There are many kinds of social relations, dominance being just one particularity nasty one. Other apes also exhibit a whole range of social relations. It doesn't have to be a dog eat dog world out there, and most of the time it actually isn't.
- thegrimmest 4y agoAbsolutely, and there are many kinds of social interactions at school besides bullying. My point was only that "bullying" is an expression of normal hierarchy negotiation/construction in children and should be treated as such.