Steemit Has a Bullying Problem

With all its benefits, Steemit has a huge problem that could stop it in its tracks.

Cyber bullying.

Or the bullying of individuals via the internet, social media networks, or chat apps.

It is one of the biggest issues in grade schools, high schools, colleges, and across the world.

People are bullying each other with hate, making fun, crucifying, and exploiting. And you have heard the stories. a student gets bullied on Facebook only to be found to have committed suicide because of the bullying.

Suicide, bullying, and lack of self-esteem are huge problems this current generation is facing.

So can you imagine the shitstorm of a media storm if the media found out a site like Steemit exists that REWARDS BULLIES for bullying.

Every major outlet's first impression would be that Steemit is a bullying haven, the price of STEEM would plummet, and the site would be on its way out.

All because of bullying and that Steemit allows for bullies to bully people and get paid to do it.

Like this for instance:

Earning over $161 through bullying

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Cyber-bullying over 36 times in one day

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So let me get this straight a bully can go around bullying people and get rewarded for doing it.

Yeah Steemit is IN TROUBLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.

Can you imagine if Steemit reached children and teens the cyber bullying problem would explode. The harms of bullying would be increased.

Not only can kids pool together their resources to make fun and bully other kids, but the "haves" could literally bully the have-nots their entire school careers and get paid to do it.

So Steemit allows bullies to get paid?

Just wait until the media hears about this.

Or even worse wait until someone on here gets bullied and something happens as a result. Lawsuits and bad publicity are waiting. And Steemit will die fast.

We need a solution fast.

That is the main reason I am writing this. I love Steemit and the community and what it allows us all to do. But there is no way in hell I am going to ignore bullying on this platform only to let it get worse and allow it to hurt more and more people.

This is one post in a series of posts to raise awareness and hopefully a solution for Steemit cyber-bullying problem.

Hopefully there is a solution, but if not then there is no way the good people of the world can allow a platform that rewards cyber-bullying to exist.

And people can say o why don't you ignore the bullying? Well sure I may able to and some others. But some kids and teenagers might not be that strong.

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Do you really want to read about someone committing suicide or shooting up a school because they got bullied by people on Steemit and there was nothing they could do?

Doesn't sound like a good platform to me.

So hopefully there is a solution because if not there is nothing more that would scare away investors, businesses, people, and non-profits, then cyber-bullying.