"Bring back bullying" Lets talk abt it

Let's be honest, bullying has never gone away. But it has gotten worse over time. I see this all over tiktok, all over insta, and quite frankly...it's concerning. Bullying has never solved anything, and we're all(hopefully) aware of how dangerous bullying is, what it can drive a person to do either to themselves or to somebody else. It's really upsetting seeing younger kids being so influenced by this behavior online. I've seen so many younger teenagers who seem to just lack basic human decency, and they're learning it online. You could argue the parents should be monitoring their screen time, and yes, parents are responsible for the kind of media their child consumes. 

But it's not just younger kids. It's grown adults too, which is so disappointing. It's not necessary or needed like I've seen people try to say. Now I understand that "bring back bullying" could've been meant as shaming people with "main character syndrome" or people who need a reality check, as I've seen someone else mention in a comment on YouTube before. But I feel it's gotten taken out that context if it was ever meant to mean that, and now you have people who bully and shame people for simply..living. Furries, Therians, anyone falling under the LGBTQ (and especially if they aren't the most known). Or even being shamed for the type of music you like, what clothes you wear, how you talk, how you type, how you look. It's insane to me. I've seen alternative people shaming and making fun of "basic" people. Did we forget where we came from? I think it's so crazy that some alt people are doing that when being alt used to be so looked down upon and people who dressed alt at all would be harassed, barked at, video taped without their consent, etc. 

There's no reason a justification for anyone saying "bring back bullying" is that this generation needs to be "stronger". They're kids. They should be protected, not shamed and bullied for their interests, how they present themselves or for things that they cannot control. And I've seen people try to label it as "constructive criticism". Constructive criticism is helpful and doesn't give the person years worth of trauma. I went through bullying, it sucks. I was in first grade when i was first bullied, and came home crying everyday because of it. It doesn't always make someone stronger, it creates trauma. My main issue here is with the FULLY GROWN adults that think it's okay and appropriate to comment hate and harass a minor. That is so disgusting. And the adults who do that are only encouraging the younger people to do the same. Behavior is learned and kids could be very influenced by this. Especially on platforms like tiktok where the age requirement is 13. 

This "trend" makes me sick. How about we bring back connection, community, support, sympathy, kindness? Just being human? 

This is sort of a ramble and in no way, shape or form is it meant to be harmful or offensive. I just wanted to talk about this and get it off my chest. I'd love to hear your opinion on it and if I said something incorrect please feel free to correct me! And be kind please. Again, it costs nothing.