bullying is endemic because ultimately, we live in a system set up by and run by bullies
the strategies schools teach to deal with bullies are so ineffective because if they taught actual, functional ways to stand up for oneself and stop bullies in their tracks, the system would no longer be able to perpetuate itself
@velexiraptor Could you possibly expound on functional ways to stand up for oneself and stop bullies in their tracks?
@rah that's difficult, because i have lots of experience with stuff that didn't work and almost none with stuff that does (i spent my high school experience keeping my head down to avoid bullies, which was really bad for me in a lot of ways), but something that I see recommended is embarrassing them, which rings very true. Unfortunately, the other strategy that I could see working is having a lot of people on your side - but bullies choose isolated targets for exactly that reason
@velexiraptor Indeed. And so it is with the bigger bullies running the system. If the human race had developed functional methods to stop bullies, they would be used to not only counter school bullies but those running the system. Alas.
