Yeah, the weird thing in this story is that they were both gross and horrible to each other.... but if it gets people talking about the problem in more general terms, then great!
"You could benefit from having a thicker skin about these things" is fairly reasonable advice for one person to give to another who's being bullied....... but the idea that bullies would say that about dealing with their own behaviour...... what kind of weird compulsion is this, that they can't see anything strange about that idea?
It's definitely made me think very carefully about being an 'auteur'..... I'll never stop making stuff, and the idea of making something without sharing it has always driven me crazy.... but there might be something to be said for publishing art anonymously after all. (Or at least, through an alias.) Or at least, not socializing in the same place that you do your work!
I dunno. Have things always been this bad and the internet has just made the problem more visible? Is this a product of some societies and/or subcultures more than others, or is it just human nature? Can something be done to mitigate it, either at the source, or before it reaches its target?
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Yeah, the weird thing in this story is that they were both gross and horrible to each other.... but if it gets people talking about the problem in more general terms, then great!
"You could benefit from having a thicker skin about these things" is fairly reasonable advice for one person to give to another who's being bullied....... but the idea that bullies would say that about dealing with their own behaviour...... what kind of weird compulsion is this, that they can't see anything strange about that idea?
It's definitely made me think very carefully about being an 'auteur'..... I'll never stop making stuff, and the idea of making something without sharing it has always driven me crazy.... but there might be something to be said for publishing art anonymously after all. (Or at least, through an alias.) Or at least, not socializing in the same place that you do your work!
I dunno. Have things always been this bad and the internet has just made the problem more visible? Is this a product of some societies and/or subcultures more than others, or is it just human nature? Can something be done to mitigate it, either at the source, or before it reaches its target?
Blah, just thinking out loud, sorry. :)