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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

You say that like it's a bad thing...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

We should have trust in the system. The system is supposed to be representational of the people that fund it through their taxes and elections for people like school boards, town councils, and DAs.

If the system is fucked, it's our fault...not the systems.

The root of the problem is that nobody wants systemic fixes. Everyone elected either wants to fix their own little corner independently or just ignore it and starve the beast. Neither work. Systemic problems need to be addressed systematically.

Let's look at bullying and the causes of it...usually the bullies are abused or neglected, and usually abuse and neglect comes from generational poverty. So you gotta fix that. But nobody wants to.

I've actually had a couple of my bullies reach out to me recently, now nearly 30 years later and they are parents themselves, apologizing for the shit they put me through because their home life was shit. Their words, not mine.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

usually abuse and neglect comes from generational poverty.

Worst bullying I dealt with was when I went to a (not cheap) private school, so I don't think that's all that relevant.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah, it is generally considered to be a bad thing.