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by hughpeters
2337 days ago
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You don't. Instead you teach to identify trolls / toxic commenters and ignore them. Just like bullies, they're a fact of life, and the key to dealing with them is to not take them seriously. A bully's goal is to get a reaction out of you so to win - don't react. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me - this applies online and offline. |
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That doesn't work. Bullies target weak people who they perceive as being socially isolated and less likely to retaliate. If they don't get the reaction they want, it's not unusual for verbal bullying to escalate to physical violence. There's abundant academic literature on this topic.