this is pretty good http://socs.berkeley.edu/~akring/Teasing%20Review.pdf …
@literalbanana do you have any insight into the behavior pattern of “being annoying”? like, needling other people for no good reason, other than to provoke a little 
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Spot on w/r/t teasing. But for some reason my mind wants to differentiate "being annoying" from teasing. In the language of that paper, "being annoying" doesn't have to do with the target's face or be relevant to the target. But I have no idea if this is a productive distinction.
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It’s a form of play interaction, testing boundaries and reactions.
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this has the ring of truth to it. but i wonder: (how) is it worthwhile/adaptive? yes you get to explore a boundary, but you also alienate a friend (admittedly in a small way).
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that's the only way boys know how to form social bonds
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