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Originally Posted by widgeon13
Why is bullying so much of a problem today vs 30 to 40 years ago. I remember bullying and being bullied but don't remember any kids taking their lives as a result of bullying. Today it seems to be a major problem and getting a lot of TV time.
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My guess is that the problem is approximately the same as it always was. The difference is the media. We used to get one newspaper and 3 TV stations with local and network news programs. Now there are the same 3 local and network news programs plus CNN, HLN, and Fox plus MSNBC and other stations that do news when it is sensational enough. All those news outlets need content, so they dig up anything that will get attention. That's why we get hourly reports on Charlie Sheen. Nobody give a crap about him, but his story is cheap content so we hear about him all the time.