Why are we criminalizing childhood independence?

[The Minsky Moment]

I do find it ironic the suggestion that to counter the pussification of society we need to encourage more people to be cnuts.

It's inevitable.  Can't hold back the tide.

[Siege]

I was bullied mercilessly as a child.   The psychiatric thought that it might have caused me to go mad.

And? Didn't you learn to fight the bullies?
That's an important step in life.
It is good for you, because you learn to defend yourself and stand for what is right, and good for the bullies because they realize the 2nd law of thermodynamics apply in social life. The more you push the more resistance you get.

[Valmy]

And? Didn't you learn to fight the bullies?
That's an important step in life.
It is good for you, because you learn to defend yourself and stand for what is right, and good for the bullies because they realize the 2nd law of thermodynamics apply in social life. The more you push the more resistance you get.

Pretty sure that law has nothing to do with Thermodynamics but rather it is Newton's Third Law of Motion

[Caliga]

And? Didn't you learn to fight the bullies?

I was bullied but I did indeed eventually stand up to the bully and kick his ass.

It was like George McFly in Back to the Future when he suddenly changes and knocks Biff out.

[Eddie Teach]

I was bullied mercilessly as a child.   The psychiatric thought that it might have caused me to go mad.

And? Didn't you learn to fight the bullies?
That's an important step in life.
It is good for you, because you learn to defend yourself and stand for what is right, and good for the bullies because they realize the 2nd law of thermodynamics apply in social life. The more you push the more resistance you get.

I think his problem is that he didn't learn when not to fight. Also, you're probably thinking of Newton's Second Law. The 2d law of thermodynamics states that entropy increases over time.

Edit- Newton's Third Law- for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

[Siege]

Stop nitpicking. My arguments are always right and cannot be broken.

Maybe I am misremembering because that Newton guy pirated the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics to "invent" his 3rd law.
Plagiarism is everywhere these days, man.

[frunk]

Maybe I am misremembering because that Newton guy pirated the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics to "invent" his 3rd law.
Plagiarism is everywhere these days, man.

Sometimes you make my brain hurt Siege.  This is definitely one of those days.

[Valmy]

Stop nitpicking. My arguments are always right and cannot be broken.

Maybe I am misremembering because that Newton guy pirated the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics to "invent" his 3rd law.
Plagiarism is everywhere these days, man.

[jimmy olsen]

Just as Maryland has an attack of common sense, Florida picks up the gauntlet and arrests parents for getting stuck and traffic, thus causing their son to be "neglected" for 90 minutes while playing basketball in their yard.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/parents-charged-neglect-after-leaving-5891891