I think the point Fifty was making is that 14-16 year olds will have plenty of experience with cyber-bullying as a part of their social media lives. "Lure" was definitely NOT the appropriate word to use. Come on! I also think that went too far.
I read it, GSS, and I completely agree. I grew up a little before you, before cyber-bullying was commonplace. We had social media, but it wasn't at the level we have today. I was a member of an early social media site, Bolt.com, in the late 90s. It had it's problems, but they were limited to the small percentage of people on the site. Most people local to you weren't on it, so most things blew over.
Today, Facebook dominates the social media world. Teenagers have a much harder time avoiding cyber-bullying. Someone can take a picture of them and turn it into a meme with no regard to how it will affect them, and suddenly the entire internet is sharing it. That's cyber-bullying at a global scale. Think about that the next time you share a seemingly harmless picture with someone.
There's also no escaping it. 30 years ago, if you shared a picture of yourself naked, it may make it's rounds among a few people but very unlikely got past that. Eventually, it would fade away. Today, if it makes it online, there's nothing you can do to stop it. There will constantly be NEW people to bully you, even months later. There was a teenager who was stupid enough to fall for a predator and sent a topless picture to him on a fake facebook profile on facebook. This man created a new account with her name and used that picture as the profile picture. It spread across her entire town. The family moved because the bullying got so bad. Eventually, it followed. She sadly took her own life. This isn't a case of needing to thicken your skin or being too sensitive. It's a case of bullying gone too far. Classmates spreading it through social media? Why?
There's plenty of bullying on here. Calling people names that you know are incorrect names is a prime example. There are key differences though. We are all adults, so have more developed minds. This site is hardly a global powerhouse of social media, so it's unlikely to spread outside of here and affect our personal lives and future. I don't consider generalized statements like "Americans don't know English" as bullying. Bullying is typically a more personal attack. I think we can all learn to stop and think about what we post to cut down on these comments.
I also hope you all think about something you share on facebook before you hit that share button. People can be seriously screwed up.