content: Who else here was bullied in their early teens? Sam Hyde certainly was, and it was the most influential period of his life, no doubt forming his sense of humor to cope. I was, but I now realized my "bullies" were just chad or ringleader archetypes who were trying to get me to become a "man", and eventually, I absorbed their lessons. I think bullying is a sort of societal preventive mechanism to "heal" boys who didn't have a father growing up, or had a weak father, in order to teach the boy the art of social and physical combat, i.e. war. Either they survive(become an alpha male), or kill themselves, or cave in and become a anti-male beta as is now the case of modern society.  I am worried about the state of society now that bullying is being seen as the PROBLEM. Bullying itself is simply a side effect of a weak or badly parented child raised by leftist parents or abusive ones, stopping bullying doesn't solve the underlying cause. It will actually prevent a massive amount of boys from ever "growing up". Bullying can be horrible and not always the fault of the victim, but In most cases, if the victim would have been strong(i.e. had a strong upbringing) the bullying would not have occurred.