ribbing = perfectly fine, builds character teasing = perfectly fine, builds character bullying = depends on the behavior you are trying to stop/improve. could be good, could be bad. if it leads to the latter three items, definitely bad.  picking on / singling out = usually bad isolating = fucks people up, scientifically proven hazing = fucks people up, causes psychological damage long term so bullying, with the intent of getting people to stand up for themselves, is good and needed. especially for men, who need spines to be full realized folks. this is the story where you punch the shit out of your bully and become lifelong friends you see posted. the problem becomes when they never grow a spine in response, it then becomes an exercise in insanity. so the "good part" tapers off over time, and when it becomes a constant pick on ritual, that is when shit is just beating or keeping a man down. and really, picking on someone constantly is actually just hazing without the intent to welcome into a group.  weird shit with bullying is that school admin loves the bully and hates the guy who stands up for himself. that shit is ass-backwards, schools should be like "alright ya lads had yourself a good scrap over this, make up and be friends" and move on, and look for the cunts doing the hazing and picking on shit long term. those are the lads making school shooters and shit.  sucks that adversity is required to train a man, but that is how all shit works on the human body: train your muscles by breaking them, train your brain with mental practice, and character is built up and tested via bullying type behavior. are you a lad who rises to the occasion, or a lad who shrinks and runs away at the slightest bit of danger. proof is in the pudding for that shit.  now for girls, they naturally conform to school shit, but you have to have vigilance for them using the system to fuck with others, and they are vicious when it comes to outsiders.
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