Getting bullied in school was hard enough… I'd rather not go through that again with after-school bullying via social media on top of that. I'm glad I grew up without Facebook and the likes.
But if I could go back with the same knowledge I have now, the bullying becomes more tolerable when I know that one of the biggest bullies in high school will have ended up in and out of jail before finally dying of a drug overdose (he had a hard home life which led to his bullying and post high school problems), and that the high school jock that was the most popular guy in school ended up overweight and working in a car dealership... he turned out to be a nice guy though.
It's hard to understand in high school that the class structure in high school completely falls apart at graduation. But the class structure in college is more permanent.
I often think about what it would be like to live childhood and teenage years again with all you know now. I think in most cases I’d be able to ultimately befriend the bully and be a positive influence on them. I now also understand things like fitness and work ethic, discipline.
That train of thought then makes me realize people who grew up with really good parental influences basically had those sorts of powers on their first go because they were taught.
I got bloody noses and migraines constantly while growing up because nobody ever told me to drink water. That tidbit alone would be life changing.
It's hard to understand in high school that the class structure in high school completely falls apart at graduation. But the class structure in college is more permanent.