Cyber Bullying leads to Isolation

             

                 What do you think of this new way of bullying? Is it equally unjust and unforgiving as the normal bullying you know of? Well? Of course it is! Come on! Bullying is bullying! That is just like a make-up. No matter how you try to lessen the blemish, it would still wear off, and the real skin underneath would eventually show itself.

                At some point, we experienced bullying. “No, I did not!” One might insist, but look around you. Even your friends say words that could hurt you. Sometimes, they would gang up on you, which would leave you with no choice but to comply with their demands, or agree with their ideas. People might call this as peer pressure, but sometimes we simply go along with their plans because we fear to lose their trust. Well, this is not the issue here, and I’m not here to say negative things concerning my friends (I love you GATB, no offense), but I just want to make a point to some other people who simply disregard their friends as if they’re simple trash you see on the road.

Bullying will never do anyone any good. Now that I’ve finished explaining a few points in the normal bullying method we know of, let’s go to the new way of bullying people- Cyber Bullying. The internet is the vogue of the season. Everyone knows about, or heard about it. Even the people who are living far from the civilization know a thing or two about the internet. The internet could connect us to our loved ones from distant countries or places. I have friends and families from other countries and places too. I miss them pretty much, especially when a song or a memory flashes in my head, then I go lalala-I-wish-they’re-here mode. Alright, let’s stop this sentimentality, and get this over with.

As I was writing earlier, the internet provides a connection to the people we love. It could also be used for business transactions and academic researches. Basically, the internet has uses that could limit the time and money we need in doing certain things. But it was not made to DESTROY people’s self-esteem and reputation.

Cyber Bullying creates depression and anti-social tendencies.  The following are considered cyber bullying : negative comments, rude photos, false accusations, profanities and sensitive posts that breaches the privacy of a. Internet is supposed to be for communicating with loved ones, and not for destroying people’s lives. Bullying is a case that might have no solution yet, bet can we just tolerate bullies? Can we let them run rampant everywhere? NO. I mean, not in a vengeance sort of way, but in a way that could reprimand them at the same time etch into their memories the consequences of their selfish actions.

On the other side, bullies have their own reasons for being one. They might be experiencing psychological depressions or struggles that propel them to do heinous things such as bullying.  Insecurity, suppressed emotions and pessimism are also big factors that contribute to the making of a bully.

Cyber bullying could not be eradicated in a day. It depends on society itself to help those angst driven, bitter teens to move on and change their perceptions about life. Let us think before we speak, think before we click and think before we act.