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FOR REALLL LIKE WHY DO YOUE GIVE A FUCK ABOUT OTHERS INSECURITIES AND POIJT IT OUTTT??;( I like to say if your hobby is bullying people that you should find better hobby since you cleaarly have too much free time, get a life for fuck sake

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Sometimes people bully because it makes them feel good because it makes them feel above or more powerful than others. That gives them seratonin.

In the grander scheme though, the person who is usually actually above and more powerful is not a bully, but is smart, respectful, cooperative, and tactful.


If you can get bullies to realize they are actually losers for being bullies in a tactful way without being targetted yourself. (Or being able to best them at their own tactics.) You may be able to change them for the better.


Short story. There was one guy who was a mild bully in my gym class. I overheard one of the girl's call him a jerk. I agreed, but didn't make my presence known. When he later tried to be an ass to me, I said "Dude why do you always have to be such a jerk?"

Him hearing it twice from two people independently twice in one day made him realize it, because the expression immediately drained from his face and the inquizitive self-metacognition began. He was never as mean after that day. So sometimes it's about timing and making the right nudges on people.

We all learn through positive and negative reinforcement. Identifying what internally drives a bully to be that way and then countering it is usually the best move.