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RE: Bullying Creates Emotional, Behavioral and Academic Problems for Children

in #bullying7 years ago

I wonder if we can trace this back to our Roots - Homo Sapiens was the first of the Homo genus to conquer the world. Up until then we scattered, retreated, etc. One theory of why we were able to do this is we developed superior weapons (advanced projectiles) and we co-operated with unrelated individuals because of our genetically determined propensity for this. [1]

Maybe this is why Facebook has over a Billion members?

Unfortunately TV and the Internet now has modified desire to co-operate extensively, creating, in my opinion, more self-centred'ness and much less of the Co-operation we had for most of our almost 3 million years as 'humans' on the planet.

Even considering only the time since we started the Agricultural period, we pursued Competition over Co-operation - aggression over pacifism, and I believe that is contributing to much of the Bullying we see today.

Recalling my Primary and Secondary school days, nothing like that I can recall in the lower grades and cliques certainly formed in High School, with perhaps an occasional temper flare, but no continual berating, name calling or bullying per say.
TV was new to the world in those days, and the Internet had many years to go before hatching.

[1] Curtis W. Marean - professor at the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State U. and associate director of the Institute of Human Origins (ASU)

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Yes good points. Trying to win over someone else, where one doesn't want to lose, and engages in mistreatment of others in order to make sure one wins, is part of the bullying psychology. "If I'm not the winner, then I'm the loser", so you dominate all encounters to we the "Winner" is a self-deluded mindset, and that makes everyone else the loser. Cooperative competitiveness, where mistreatment isn't done, is a viable alternative. This can even foster win-win or win-win-win scenarios. Not everything needs to be looked at as a win-lose dichotomy.

My dad grew up in the 60s when TV first came out, but there was bullying and fights then too. What era are you referring to?

Thanks for the feedback :)

What era? Well although we were relatively poor compared to our neighbours, we had a TV where they all came to watch Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in 1953. Perhaps in the 50's there was less bullying? would be nice to research some stats....

I have always strived for a win-win in business, with the occasional win-win-win.

So how best to change the world to Co-operative competitiveness? Seems to me the profiteers have a distinctive upper hand...

Yeah, they have the upper hand. How to change it? Changing minds first, then behavior can change. What lacks from humanity is always education. We're always busy with the rat race, survival or "enjoying" life to bother with thinking and trying to ameliorate our own lives or the future for those to come.

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