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@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson banning bullying leads to smartass kids being little shits, but it's better than the alternative.

@admittedlyhuman @themattsimpson The issue isn't whether to ban bullying, but whether to say "you shouldn't have been a little shit".

@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson to someone who gets bullied. my sympathy is with the person whose rights have been violated.

@admittedlyhuman @themattsimpson Even when their rights are violated very rarely in retaliation for non-rights-violating misbehavior?

@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson that makes sense from a utilitarian standpoint, but it's not workable as a social norm.

@MemberOfSpecies @themattsimpson we side with the bullied b/c it's better overall than siding with the bullies and hairs are hard to split.

@admittedlyhuman @themattsimpson The hypothetical was about large amounts of non-line-crossing bullying vs. small amounts of line-crossing.