*Twitch* There's a misspelling in the title. *Twitch*
Ahem. It's a bit unfair to call ALL teenagers dense. I myself am a teenager, and I've frequently said fuck it to all these "social media" shenanigans. Quotations necessary because Steam and this website can be considered as social media.
As for why teenagers use social media? That's like asking us why are we on the Escapist. They just want to talk and have a good time. They didn't want to be bullied. All they wanted was a good time. They also may have wanted some form of escapism from the world around them, which I dunno, is a valid reason people sit on the web?
And now that I get to that point, I believe the better question would be "Why didn't they talk to people if the situation was that bad?". Where was the communication? Why didn't or couldn't they tell anyone about the bullying? We should be investigating that, and NOT blaming social media networks because "Herp derp; social media is teh evilz." -.-
Ahem. It's a bit unfair to call ALL teenagers dense. I myself am a teenager, and I've frequently said fuck it to all these "social media" shenanigans. Quotations necessary because Steam and this website can be considered as social media.
As for why teenagers use social media? That's like asking us why are we on the Escapist. They just want to talk and have a good time. They didn't want to be bullied. All they wanted was a good time. They also may have wanted some form of escapism from the world around them, which I dunno, is a valid reason people sit on the web?
And now that I get to that point, I believe the better question would be "Why didn't they talk to people if the situation was that bad?". Where was the communication? Why didn't or couldn't they tell anyone about the bullying? We should be investigating that, and NOT blaming social media networks because "Herp derp; social media is teh evilz." -.-
This seems adequate for what I'm reading in the OP now that I read some of the later responses in the thread. I think Legion has probably the best answer out of all of us, but it ain't news if there is bickering according to the media. >.>Reeve said:Captcha: come on down
...Off you high horse OP